YUMCYum China Holdings, Inc.

$42.92-0.72% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−9% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 9, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −9% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$1.8M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest1.7% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 17% since the previous count, up from 1.2% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How YUMC is trading

Yum China Holdings, Inc. is −0.72% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 19 points behind the market.

−0.72%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
−8.9%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
61

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
25%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$33.93 – $57.25 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$42.92
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
+1.5%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
−0.72%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
−25%
vs 50-day average$44.28
−3.1%
52-week high
$57.25
52-week low
$39.98
Annualised volatility
34%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$1.8M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−9.0%
2025+0.14%
2024+15%
2023−22%
2022+11%
2021−12%
2020+19%
2019+45%
2018−15%
2017+54%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan105 of 10+0.93%
Feb107 of 10+5.8%
Mar104 of 10−2.1%
Apr106 of 10+2.6%
May104 of 10−1.8%
Jun106 of 10+0.78%
Jul105 of 10+0.77%
Aug105 of 10+1.6%
Sep103 of 10+0.95%
Oct105 of 10−1.9%
Nov107 of 10+4.9%
Dec103 of 10−0.69%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.