How to buy Yum China stock | $58.24

Yum China Holdings, Inc is a restaurants business based in the US. Yum China shares (YUMC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Yum China employs 450,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$8 billion.

How to buy shares in Yum China

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Yum China. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: YUMC. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Yum China reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$58.24, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Yum China, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Yum China. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Yum China share price

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Yum China shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-31.

Latest market close	USD$58.24
52-week range	USD$38.2532 - USD$60.8478
50-day moving average	USD$57.8629
200-day moving average	USD$54.0942
Wall St. target price	USD$63.8
PE ratio	30.6287
Dividend yield	USD$0.48 (0.96%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.861

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Yum China price performance over time

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Is Yum China under- or over-valued?

Valuing Yum China stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Yum China's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Yum China's P/E ratio

Yum China's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 31x. In other words, Yum China shares trade at around 31x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Yum China's PEG ratio

Yum China's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.7965. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Yum China's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Yum China's EBITDA

Yum China's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$1 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Yum China's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Yum China financials

Revenue TTM	USD$8 billion
Operating margin TTM	7.27%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.8 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.27%
Return on equity TTM	16%
Profit margin	9%
Book value	$14.229
Market capitalisation	USD$23.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Yum China shares

There are currently 18.3 million Yum China shares held short by investors – that's known as Yum China's "short interest". This figure is 17.1% up from 15.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Yum China shares can be evaluated.

Yum China's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Yum China's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Yum China shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Yum China shares traded daily (recently around 2.3 million). Yum China's SIR currently stands at 7.89. In other words for every 100,000 Yum China shares traded daily on the market, roughly 7890 shares are currently held short.

However Yum China's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Yum China shares, or, against the total number of tradable Yum China shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Yum China's short interest could be expressed as 0.04% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Yum China shares in existence, roughly 40 shares are currently held short) or 0.0454% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Yum China shares, roughly 45 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Yum China.

Find out more about how you can short Yum China stock.

Yum China share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 16.9% of net profits

Recently Yum China has paid out, on average, around 16.9% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.96% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Yum China shareholders could enjoy a 0.96% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Yum China's case, that would currently equate to about $0.48 per share.

While Yum China's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Yum China is investing more in its future growth.

Yum China's most recent dividend payout was on 16 December 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 24 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Yum China share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Yum China's shares have ranged in value from as little as $38.2532 up to $60.8478. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Yum China's is 0.8545. This would suggest that Yum China's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Yum China overview

Yum China Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in China. The company operates in two segments, KFC and Pizza Hut. It operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, East Dawning, Little Sheep, and COFFii & JOY brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, hot pot cooking, Chinese food, Mexican-style food, and coffee categories. The company also provides online food delivery services. It operates franchise restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Little Sheep, East Dawning, and COFFii & JOY names. As of July 29, 2020, the company operated approximately 10,000 restaurants in China and internationally. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has strategic agreements with China Petrochemical Corporation and with China National Petroleum Corporation to collaborate on the development of franchise restaurants at gas stations. Yum China Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Yum China is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.2% of Yum China shares are held by insiders and 83.428% by institutions.

• How many people work for Yum China?

  Latest data suggests 450,000 work at Yum China.

• When does the fiscal year end for Yum China?

  Yum China's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Yum China based?

  Yum China's address is: Yum China Building, Shanghai, China, 200030

• What is Yum China's ISIN number?

  Yum China's international securities identification number is: US98850P1093

• What is Yum China's CUSIP number?

  Yum China's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 98850P109