Q1 2025 Earnings Forecast for Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Issued By Zacks Research

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Yum China in a report released on Friday, April 19th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the company will earn $0.78 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.77. The consensus estimate for Yum China’s current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Yum China’s FY2025 earnings at $2.48 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price objective (down from $65.00) on shares of Yum China in a report on Thursday, January 4th. HSBC reduced their target price on shares of Yum China from $66.80 to $51.30 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $54.65.

Yum China Stock Performance

YUMC opened at $38.36 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market cap of $15.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.57, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.45. Yum China has a 52-week low of $33.55 and a 52-week high of $64.50. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $40.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $42.04.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $2.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.32 billion. Yum China had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 11.63%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 5th were given a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.67%. This is a boost from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 4th. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio is 32.65%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Yum China

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in Yum China by 11.2% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 33,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,808,000 after purchasing an additional 3,321 shares during the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Yum China by 5.5% during the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $437,000 after purchasing an additional 406 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in Yum China by 380.2% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 922 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares during the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its position in Yum China by 21.0% during the third quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 12,013 shares of the company’s stock worth $669,000 after purchasing an additional 2,084 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Naples Global Advisors LLC increased its position in Yum China by 4.3% during the third quarter. Naples Global Advisors LLC now owns 17,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $981,000 after purchasing an additional 725 shares during the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Yum China Company Profile

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.