Yum ChinaYUMC
About: With almost 15,000 units and USD 12 billion in systemwide sales in 2023, Yum China is the largest restaurant operator in China. It generates revenue through its own restaurants and franchise fees. Key concepts include KFC (10,296 units) and Pizza Hut (3,312), but the company's portfolio also includes other brands such as Little Sheep, Taco Bell, Huang Ji Huang, and Lavazza (collectively representing more than 1,000 units). Yum China is a trademark licensee of Yum Brands, paying 3% of total systemwide sales to the company it separated from in October 2016.
Employees: 432,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q2] → 16 (+8) [Q3]
85% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $246M | Put options by funds: $133M
64% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 125 | Existing positions closed: 76
40% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.12B [Q2] → $12.8B (+$3.66B) [Q3]
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 620 [Q2] → 669 (+49) [Q3]
2.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.42% [Q2] → 73.31% (-2.1%) [Q3]
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 183 | Existing positions reduced: 204
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
JP Morgan Kevin Yin 100% 1-year accuracy 3 / 3 met price target | 24%upside $60 | Overweight Upgraded | 5 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 11 articles about YUMC published over the past 30 days
