Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Stake Reduced by Mondrian Investment Partners LTD

Mondrian Investment Partners LTD decreased its stake in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 35.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,700,246 shares of the company's stock after selling 1,490,967 shares during the period. Yum China makes up 2.2% of Mondrian Investment Partners LTD's portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD owned 0.71% of Yum China worth $125,270,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of YUMC. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Yum China by 4,176.5% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,588,977 shares of the company's stock valued at $161,576,000 after acquiring an additional 3,505,053 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Yum China by 399.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,727,549 shares of the company's stock worth $179,556,000 after buying an additional 2,980,589 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position 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 worth $356,206,000 after acquiring an additional 2,609,494 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Yum China during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $68,638,000. Finally, Temasek Holdings Private Ltd lifted its stake in Yum China by 61.4% during the third quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd now owns 2,942,959 shares of the company's stock worth $132,492,000 after purchasing an additional 1,120,054 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.58% of the company's stock.

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Yum China Stock Performance

Shares of Yum China stock traded up $0.43 on Tuesday, reaching $53.74. 2,769,402 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,783,001. The firm has a market cap of $20.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.35. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $28.50 and a 1-year high of $54.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.29. The company's 50-day moving average is $47.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.55.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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, research analysts expect 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 will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.79%. This is a positive change from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. Yum China's payout ratio is presently 41.20%.

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, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $2,728,782.42. The trade was a 6.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 52,075 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,634,474.25. This represents a 7.13 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 45,152 shares of company stock worth $2,242,176. Insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

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.