Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Stock Holdings Cut by RV Capital AG

RV Capital AG lowered its position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 522,729 shares of the company’s stock after selling 28,700 shares during the period. Yum China comprises about 5.4% of RV Capital AG’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. RV Capital AG’s holdings in Yum China were worth $25,180,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Yum China by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,815,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,076,000 after purchasing an additional 19,776 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of Yum China by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 312,376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,634,000 after acquiring an additional 46,355 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in shares of Yum China by 51.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 457,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,100,000 after purchasing an additional 154,782 shares during the last quarter. AXA S.A. raised its holdings in shares of Yum China by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 199,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,143,000 after purchasing an additional 9,441 shares during the period. Finally, MBB Public Markets I LLC purchased a new position in Yum China in the second quarter valued at approximately $904,000. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In other news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.47, for a total transaction of $302,716.19. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 16,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $789,948.27. The trade was a 27.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

YUMC has been the topic of several research reports. StockNews.com lowered Yum China from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Citigroup upgraded Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $49.57.

Yum China Price Performance

Shares of NYSE YUMC opened at $46.03 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $46.94 and a 200-day moving average of $41.43. The stock has a market cap of $17.48 billion, a PE ratio of 20.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.29. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $28.50 and a fifty-two week high of $52.00.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.09. Yum China had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 7.97%. The firm had revenue of $3.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.59 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th were given a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 26th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.39%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.32%.

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.