Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $48.79, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Concentration risk — Geographic: China.
Yum China operates 18,101 restaurants across 2,500+ cities in China under KFC (12,997 units), Pizza Hut (4,168 units), and emerging brands including Lavazza, Huang Ji Huang, and Taco Bell. The company generated $11.8 billion in revenues in 2025 from company-owned restaurants... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $48.79, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Concentration risk — Geographic: China. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/6 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear). Suitability: moderate.
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- HIGHGeographicChina10-K Item 1A: 'substantially all of our revenue is derived from our operations in China'
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $48.79, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Concentration risk — Geographic: China. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $55.23 (+13.2%), stop $46.61 (−4.7%), A.R:R 2.7:1. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $55.23 (+13.4% upside). Target $55.23 (+13.2%), stop $46.61 (−4.7%), A.R:R 2.7:1. Stop-loss: $46.61.
Concentration risk — Geographic: China.
Yum China Holdings, Inc. trades at a P/E of 19.4 (forward 15.0). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Hold.
30 analysts cover YUMC with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $61.
What does Yum China Holdings, Inc. do?Yum China operates 18,101 restaurants across 2,500+ cities in China under KFC (12,997 units), Pizza Hut (4,168 units),...
Yum China operates 18,101 restaurants across 2,500+ cities in China under KFC (12,997 units), Pizza Hut (4,168 units), and emerging brands including Lavazza, Huang Ji Huang, and Taco Bell. The company generated $11.8 billion in revenues in 2025 from company-owned restaurants (~83% of units) plus royalties and product sales to franchisees.