Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Shares Sold by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 19.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 282,561 shares of the company's stock after selling 68,464 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned 0.07% of Yum China worth $13,610,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. LBP AM SA purchased a new stake in shares of Yum China during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,360,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Yum China by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 74,363 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,582,000 after buying an additional 404 shares during the period. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ raised its holdings in shares of Yum China by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 73,785 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,541,000 after buying an additional 5,600 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its holdings in Yum China by 305.9% during the 4th quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 280,094 shares of the company's stock worth $13,492,000 after purchasing an additional 211,090 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Yum China during the 4th quarter worth approximately $231,000. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In related news, CEO Joey Wat sold 37,252 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 382,657 shares in the company, valued at $19,021,879.47. The trade was a 8.87 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider now owns 56,602 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,728,782.42. This represents a 6.45 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 45,152 shares of company stock worth $2,242,176. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Yum China Stock Down 0.5 %

YUMC stock traded down $0.24 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $52.29. 2,085,837 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,755,863. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $28.50 and a 12-month high of $53.99. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $47.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.35.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) 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%. On average, analysts anticipate that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 EPS for the current year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a $0.24 dividend. This is a positive change from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.84%. Yum China's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.20%.

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.