Leila Zhang Sells 4,000 Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Stock

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total value of $202,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 52,075 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,634,474.25. This trade 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 is available through this link.

Yum China Price Performance

Shares of Yum China stock traded up $0.43 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $53.74. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,769,402 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,783,005. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $28.50 and a one year high of $54.21. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $47.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.35.

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

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Yum China Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.79%. This is an increase from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Yum China's payout ratio is presently 41.20%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yum China

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in YUMC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Yum China by 33.9% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 28,649 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,380,000 after purchasing an additional 7,258 shares during the period. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ bought a new stake in shares of Yum China during the fourth quarter worth approximately $7,903,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in Yum China in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,445,000. RedJay Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Yum China in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $6,021,000. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in Yum China by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 588,561 shares of the company's stock worth $28,351,000 after acquiring an additional 13,215 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.58% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.