49,000 Shares in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Bought by Lbp Am Sa

LBP AM SA bought a new stake in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 49,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,360,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Atria Investments Inc increased its holdings in Yum China by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 23,074 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,111,000 after buying an additional 273 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Yum China by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 6,180 shares of the company's stock valued at $298,000 after buying an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in Yum China by 1.3% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 23,692 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,067,000 after buying an additional 304 shares in the last quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management increased its holdings in Yum China by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 57,104 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,751,000 after buying an additional 307 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. increased its holdings in Yum China by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 14,054 shares of the company's stock valued at $677,000 after buying an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Yum China Trading Down 1.9 %

NYSE:YUMC traded down $1.04 on Thursday, reaching $52.59. The stock had a trading volume of 1,614,071 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,762,418. The company has a market cap of $19.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.35. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $28.50 and a 12-month high of $53.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The firm's fifty day moving average is $47.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.75.

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%. Equities analysts expect that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. This is a positive change from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Yum China's dividend payout ratio is presently 41.20%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total transaction of $202,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 52,075 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,634,474.25. The trade was a 7.13 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.21, for a total transaction of $188,019.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 56,602 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,728,782.42. This represents a 6.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 45,152 shares of company stock valued at $2,242,176. Insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Yum China from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note 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.