Barings LLC Has $25.86 Million Stock Position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Barings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 31.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 536,787 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 128,739 shares during the quarter. Yum China comprises 0.6% of Barings LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Barings LLC owned about 0.14% of Yum China worth $25,858,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YUMC. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Yum China by 43.9% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 846 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its stake in Yum China by 22.7% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 55,056 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,479,000 after purchasing an additional 10,169 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Yum China during the third quarter worth approximately $220,000. M&G PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 1,290.2% in the third quarter. M&G PLC now owns 147,727 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,648,000 after acquiring an additional 137,101 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Yum China by 49.6% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,865,803 shares of the company's stock worth $356,206,000 after purchasing an additional 2,609,494 shares during the period. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Insider Activity

In other news, 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 value of $1,851,796.92. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.21, for a total value of $188,019.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 56,602 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,728,782.42. The trade was a 6.45 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Yum China Stock Up 0.4 %

NYSE YUMC traded up $0.20 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $49.31. 2,479,105 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,807,656. The company has a 50 day moving average of $46.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.06. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $28.50 and a 12 month high of $52.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.54 billion, a PE ratio of 21.16, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share 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%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a $0.24 dividend. This is a positive change from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.95%. Yum China's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.20%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Yum China from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th.

Yum China Profile

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.