Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.85 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Yum China in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will earn $0.85 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.80. The consensus estimate for Yum China’s current full-year earnings is $2.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Yum China’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS.

Separately, Macquarie raised shares of Yum China from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $30.00 to $37.40 in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $51.20.

Yum China Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of YUMC opened at $33.89 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $31.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.38. The company has a market capitalization of $13.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 1.09. Yum China has a 1-year low of $28.50 and a 1-year high of $58.21.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. Yum China had a net margin of 7.61% and a return on equity of 12.41%. Yum China’s quarterly revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.47 earnings per share.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 27th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 27th. Yum China’s payout ratio is currently 32.16%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Yum China

In other news, insider Jeff Kuai bought 3,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $32.72 per share, for a total transaction of $127,608.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 3,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $127,608. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In related news, insider Warton Wang purchased 3,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 16th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $34.67 per share, for a total transaction of $128,279.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 25,023 shares in the company, valued at approximately $867,547.41. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Jeff Kuai acquired 3,900 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $32.72 per share, with a total value of $127,608.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 3,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $127,608. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired 18,400 shares of company stock worth $619,671 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yum China

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Yum China by 7.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 12,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,000 after buying an additional 803 shares during the period. MBB Public Markets I LLC purchased a new position in Yum China during the second quarter valued at $904,000. Dark Forest Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of Yum China by 181.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 14,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $458,000 after purchasing an additional 9,575 shares during the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Yum China by 39.8% in the 2nd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,330,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,024,000 after purchasing an additional 663,742 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AXA S.A. raised its position in Yum China by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 199,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,143,000 after buying an additional 9,441 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

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.