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Yum China and HUYA Stocks Decline on Downside Risks and Analyst Comments

2024-07-08 18:43:19.176000

Yum China (YUMC) shares fell 10% after UBS analysts highlighted potential downside risks to the company's Q1 guidance. UBS raised the price target to $54 per share. YUMC previously provided Q1 guidance of relatively flat recurring operating profit. UBS now sees a 13% net profit decline for the company after considering a lower restaurant profit margin and lower general and administrative expense ratio. YUMC has underperformed MSCI China staples and discretionary indexes following the Chinese New Year, suggesting that earnings downside risks have been partially factored in. UBS also observed signs of increasing competition for the company's delivery business [4778548d].

HUYA Inc. (NYSE:HUYA) shares fell 2.4% on Monday, trading as low as $4.41 and last traded at $4.45. The stock had previously closed at $4.56. Several analysts have commented on the stock, with Morgan Stanley raising its rating from 'underweight' to 'equal weight', Bank of America upgrading it from 'neutral' to 'buy', and JPMorgan Chase & Co. raising it from 'neutral' to 'overweight'. The stock has a fifty-day simple moving average of $4.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.14. HUYA last announced its quarterly earnings data on May 13th, reporting $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $208.31 million during the quarter. Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock, with Point72 Hong Kong Ltd boosting its holdings by 2,008.2% and BRIGHT VALLEY CAPITAL Ltd purchasing a new stake in the company. HUYA Inc. operates game live streaming platforms in China.

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