Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Has $18.29 Million Stake in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp boosted its stake in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 16.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 379,620 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 52,466 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned about 0.10% of Yum China worth $18,286,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Yum China by 49.6% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,865,803 shares of the company's stock valued at $356,206,000 after acquiring an additional 2,609,494 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Yum China by 2.6% in the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,659 shares of the company's stock valued at $570,000 after purchasing an additional 323 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Yum China by 8.5% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 975,425 shares of the company's stock worth $45,523,000 after purchasing an additional 76,406 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 10.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 60,400 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,719,000 after buying an additional 5,500 shares during the period. Finally, Kingsview Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Yum China in the 3rd quarter valued at $258,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.58% of the company's stock.

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Yum China Stock Up 1.7 %

YUMC traded up $0.91 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $52.97. The company had a trading volume of 2,354,339 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,806,635. The company has a market cap of $19.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.73, a PEG 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 business's fifty day moving average price is $49.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.98.

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

Yum China Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This is a boost from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. Yum China's dividend payout ratio is currently 41.20%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 56,602 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,728,782.42. This trade represents a 6.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of Yum China 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 owns 52,075 shares in the company, valued at $2,634,474.25. The trade was a 7.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 45,152 shares of company stock worth $2,242,176. 0.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Yum China Company 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.