Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC Decreases Stake in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC lowered its stake in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 8.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 174,241 shares of the company's stock after selling 15,411 shares during the quarter. Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Yum China were worth $8,253,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YUMC. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 2,609,494 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 2.6% during the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,659 shares of the company's stock worth $570,000 after buying an additional 323 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Yum China by 8.5% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 975,425 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,523,000 after buying an additional 76,406 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. lifted its stake in shares of Yum China by 19.6% in the third quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 16,641 shares of the company's stock worth $749,000 after buying an additional 2,726 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Yum China by 10.0% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 60,400 shares of the company's stock worth $2,719,000 after acquiring an additional 5,500 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.58% of the company's stock.

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Yum China Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of YUMC stock traded down $1.29 on Friday, hitting $51.89. 1,755,276 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,806,097. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.29. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $28.50 and a twelve month high of $53.99. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $48.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.52 billion, a PE ratio of 22.27, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.35.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last posted 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 net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 13.83%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 EPS for the current year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.85%. This is an increase from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Yum China's payout ratio is currently 41.20%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Joey Wat sold 37,252 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.71, for a total transaction of $1,851,796.92. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 382,657 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,021,879.47. This represents a 8.87 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, 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 value of $188,019.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 56,602 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $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. Insiders have sold a total of 45,152 shares of company stock valued at $2,242,176 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

Yum China 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.