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For new and old investors, taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals.
While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.
Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock
Value investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.
Yum China Holdings (YUMC)
Yum China Holdings, Inc., incorporated in Delaware on Apr 1, 2016, became an independent and publicly-traded company; post its spin-off from Yum! Brands, Inc. on Oct 31, 2016. Yum China’s U.S. operations are based in Texas. The company operates both company-owned and franchised restaurants.
YUMC boasts a Value Style Score of B and VGM Score of A, and holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) rating. Shares of Yum China Holdings are trading at a forward earnings multiple of 20.6X, as well as a PEG Ratio of 1.6, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 15.3X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 1.6X.
A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2024, six analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for YUMC, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.10 to $2.33 per share. YUMC also holds an average earnings surprise of 32.5%.
Investors should take the time to consider YUMC for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings and valuation metrics, and impressive Value and VGM Style Scores.
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