Yum China (YUMC) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) will announce its earnings results before the market opens on Monday, November 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.68 per share for the quarter. Parties that are interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.76 billion. Yum China had a net margin of 7.61% and a return on equity of 12.41%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Yum China to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Yum China Trading Up 2.2 %

Yum China stock opened at $45.07 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.23. The firm has a market cap of $17.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.36. Yum China has a 1 year low of $28.50 and a 1 year high of $51.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $40.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.41.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 27th were given a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 27th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.42%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.92%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on YUMC. Citigroup upgraded shares of Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 30th. Macquarie upgraded shares of Yum China from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $30.00 to $37.40 in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $46.18.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Warton Wang purchased 3,700 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $34.67 per share, for a total transaction of $128,279.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 25,023 shares in the company, valued at approximately $867,547.41. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, insider Warton Wang purchased 3,700 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $34.67 per share, for a total transaction of $128,279.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 25,023 shares in the company, valued at approximately $867,547.41. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Jeff Kuai acquired 3,900 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $32.72 per share, with a total value of $127,608.00. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 3,900 shares in the company, valued at $127,608. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased a total of 18,400 shares of company stock worth $619,671 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

About Yum China

Yum China Holdings, Inc owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through KFC, Pizza Hut, and All Other segments. It operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Lavazza, Little Sheep, and Huang Ji Huang concepts. The company also operates V-Gold Mall, a mobile e-commerce platform to sell products; and offers online food deliver services.