Swedbank AB Takes Position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Swedbank AB acquired a new stake in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 222,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,860,000. Swedbank AB owned 0.06% of Yum China as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 16,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $703,000 after acquiring an additional 503 shares in the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC acquired a new position in Yum China in the 4th quarter worth $1,655,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Yum China by 2,069.1% in the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 17,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $747,000 after buying an additional 16,801 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Yum China by 17.7% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 6,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,000 after buying an additional 997 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tritonpoint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Yum China in the 4th quarter worth $375,000. 85.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Yum China Stock Down 1.7 %

Shares of Yum China stock traded down $0.52 during trading on Friday, reaching $29.53. The company had a trading volume of 2,937,756 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,430,195. The company has a market cap of $11.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.33. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $32.26 and its 200-day moving average is $36.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.39. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $29.02 and a fifty-two week high of $58.21.

About Yum China

Yum China Holdings, Inc owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through KFC, Pizza Hut, and All Other segments. It operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Lavazza, Little Sheep, and Huang Ji Huang concepts. The company also operates V-Gold Mall, a mobile e-commerce platform to sell products; and offers online food deliver services.