Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of Yum China Q2 Earnings

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Yum China in a research note issued on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now expects that the company will earn $0.61 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.58. The consensus estimate for Yum China’s current full-year earnings is $2.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Yum China’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup raised Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com raised Yum China from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Macquarie raised Yum China from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $30.00 to $37.40 in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Yum China has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $51.68.

Yum China Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE YUMC opened at $47.35 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $44.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $37.29. The company has a market cap of $17.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Yum China has a 12-month low of $28.50 and a 12-month high of $52.00.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $3.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. Yum China had a net margin of 7.97% and a return on equity of 13.39%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.59 EPS.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th will be paid a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 26th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.35%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.32%.

Institutional Trading of Yum China

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd increased its stake in shares of Yum China by 38.4% in the 1st quarter. GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd now owns 12,223,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $486,391,000 after acquiring an additional 3,389,987 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in Yum China by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 11,967,353 shares of the company’s stock worth $369,073,000 after purchasing an additional 121,617 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Yum China by 49.6% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,865,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $356,206,000 after purchasing an additional 2,609,494 shares in the last quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD increased its stake in Yum China by 56.3% during the 2nd quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 4,394,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,203,000 after purchasing an additional 1,582,859 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Waverton Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in Yum China by 350.7% during the 3rd quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd now owns 4,203,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,202,000 after purchasing an additional 3,270,560 shares in the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.