Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $44.36, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: China; Below 200-day MA.
Yum China is the largest restaurant company in China by 2025 system sales, operating 18,101 restaurants including KFC (12,997), Pizza Hut (4,168), and emerging brands Lavazza, Huang Ji Huang, and Little Sheep. With $11.8B revenue in 2025 and approximately 83% company-owned... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $44.36, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: China; Below 200-day MA. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 51d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — Yum China Holdings, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Yum China Holdings Delivers 10% Revenue Growth in Q1 2026 - AlphaStreet — AlphaStreet positive
- NEWS Mondrian Dumps 5.5 Million Yum China Shares Worth $284.6 Million - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool negative
- NEWS GuardCap Dumps Nearly Half Its Yum China (YUMC) Position - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool negative
- NEWS Yum China Holdings, Inc. 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (NYSE:YUMC) 2026-04-29 - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha neutral
- NEWS Yum China Holdings (YUMC) Meets Q1 Earnings Estimates - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:47Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicChina10-K Item 1A: 'We derive substantially all of our revenue from our operations in China'
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $44.36, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: China; Below 200-day MA. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Target $55.05 (+24.1%), stop $42.57 (−4.2%), A.R:R 4.8:1. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $55.05 (+24.0% upside). Target $55.05 (+24.1%), stop $42.57 (−4.2%), A.R:R 4.8:1. Stop-loss: $42.57.
Concentration risk — Geographic: China; Below 200-day MA.
Yum China Holdings, Inc. trades at a P/E of 17.1 (forward 13.7). TrendMatrix value score: 7.5/10. Verdict: Hold.
29 analysts cover YUMC with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $61.
What does Yum China Holdings, Inc. do?Yum China is the largest restaurant company in China by 2025 system sales, operating 18,101 restaurants including KFC...
Yum China is the largest restaurant company in China by 2025 system sales, operating 18,101 restaurants including KFC (12,997), Pizza Hut (4,168), and emerging brands Lavazza, Huang Ji Huang, and Little Sheep. With $11.8B revenue in 2025 and approximately 83% company-owned restaurants, it licenses KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell from Yum! Brands under a master license agreement.