Mawer Investment Management Ltd. Takes Position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Mawer Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,217,960 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $203,179,000. Yum China comprises about 0.9% of Mawer Investment Management Ltd.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. owned about 1.11% of Yum China at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in YUMC. Atria Investments Inc increased its position in shares of Yum China by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 23,074 shares of the company's stock worth $1,111,000 after acquiring an additional 273 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Yum China by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 6,180 shares of the company's stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its position in Yum China by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 23,692 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,067,000 after purchasing an additional 304 shares in the last quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management lifted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 57,104 shares of the company's stock worth $2,751,000 after buying an additional 307 shares during the period. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. grew its position in shares of Yum China by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 14,054 shares of the company's stock worth $677,000 after buying an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total transaction of $202,360.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 52,075 shares in the company, 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 through this link. Also, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.21, for a total value of $188,019.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 56,602 shares in the company, 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. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 45,152 shares of company stock valued at $2,242,176. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Yum China Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of YUMC traded down $0.80 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $52.48. The company had a trading volume of 2,687,439 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,808,407. 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 company has a market capitalization of $19.74 billion, a PE ratio of 22.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.32. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $28.50 and a one year high of $53.99. The company's fifty day moving average price is $49.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.03.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last announced 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 return on equity of 13.83% and a net margin of 8.06%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 paid a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.83%. This is an increase from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. Yum China's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.