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 $2.33 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.
Daiwa Securities upgraded its Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC] rating to a Buy from a an Outperform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early November from “a Neutral” to “an Overweight”. Macquarie also remained covering YUMC and has increased its forecast on August 06, 2024 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “an Underperform” rating. Deutsche Bank started covering the stock on December 19, 2023. It rated YUMC as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of YUMC
On Tuesday, Yum China Holdings Inc [NYSE:YUMC] saw its stock jump 1.20% to $44.77. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.18%. Yum China Holdings Inc shares have fallen nearly -7.06% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 25.76% over the past one year.
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 2025-05-15, dropping by -1.87 million shares to a total of 7.7 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-15 was 9.57 million shares. There was a decline of -24.31%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
