31,600 Shares in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Acquired by Polymer Capital Management HK LTD

Polymer Capital Management HK LTD bought a new position in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 31,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,522,000.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of YUMC. Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new position in Yum China during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Graney & King LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Yum China in the 4th quarter worth $39,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Yum China by 58.5% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 878 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares during the period. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Yum China during the 4th quarter valued at about $48,000. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 85.6% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 1,060 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 489 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.58% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total transaction of $202,360.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 52,075 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,634,474.25. This represents a 7.13 % 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. Also, CEO Joey Wat sold 37,252 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.71, for a total transaction of $1,851,796.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 382,657 shares of the company's stock, valued at $19,021,879.47. This trade represents a 8.87 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 45,152 shares of company stock worth $2,242,176 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Yum China from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th.

Yum China Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of Yum China stock traded down $0.61 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $44.21. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,364,016 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,896,719. The stock has a market cap of $16.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.32. 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 twelve month low of $28.50 and a twelve month high of $53.99. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $49.28 and a 200-day moving average of $47.54.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.01). Yum China had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 13.83%. Research analysts forecast that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 EPS for the current year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a $0.24 dividend. This is a positive change from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.17%. Yum China's payout ratio is presently 41.20%.

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.