Yum China Holdings Inc’s filing revealed that its Chief Technology Officer Zhang Leila unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.2 million on Mar 14 ’25. In the deal valued at $50.59 per share,4,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Zhang Leila now holds 52,075 shares worth roughly $2.8 million.
Then, Wat Joey sold 37,252 shares, generating $1,851,667 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $49.71, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 382,657 shares.
Before that, Wat Joey bought 37,252 shares. Yum China Holdings Inc shares valued at $1,851,665 were divested by the Officer at a price of $49.71 per share.
JP Morgan upgraded its Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC] rating to an Overweight from a a Neutral in a research note published on November 06, 2024; the price target was increased to $60 from $35.50. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Macquarie’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early August from “an Underperform” to “an Outperform”. Deutsche Bank began covering YUMC with “Buy” recommendation on December 19, 2023. Jefferies revised its rating on September 22, 2023. It rated YUMC as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of YUMC
On Tuesday, Yum China Holdings Inc [NYSE:YUMC] saw its stock jump 0.71% to $53.69. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 9.33%. Yum China Holdings Inc shares have risen nearly 11.46% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 27.17% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $53.69 was reached on 03/18/25, a 52-week low of $28.50 was recorded on 01/10/25. SMA at 50 days reached $47.22, while 200 days put it at $41.41.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For YUMC Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 52.91, which if violated will result in even more drops to 52.13. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 54.15. A further resistance level may holdings at 54.61. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 70.06, which indicates overbought technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 2.62, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 2.47%. Stochastics %K at 92.36% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Yum China Holdings Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Yum China Holdings Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 62726.0 shares to a total of 10.82 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 10.75 million shares. There was a rise of 0.58%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
