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

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Yum China in a research note issued on Friday, April 19th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects 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.

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

YUMC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 target price (down previously from $65.00) on shares of Yum China in a research report on Thursday, January 4th. HSBC dropped 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 analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Yum China presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $54.65.

Yum China Trading Up 3.0 %

NYSE YUMC opened at $38.36 on Monday. Yum China has a 12 month low of $33.55 and a 12 month high of $64.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $40.13 and a 200-day moving average of $42.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The company has a market cap of $15.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.45.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yum China

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Yum China during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Yum China during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Yum China during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Yum China during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Yum China by 3,107.1% during the 4th quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 870 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Yum China Increases Dividend

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

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.