O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Acquires 40,660 Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 212.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 59,775 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 40,660 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC's holdings in Yum China were worth $2,879,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kentucky Trust Co bought a new position in Yum China in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Graney & King LLC bought a new position in shares of Yum China during the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 58.5% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 878 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its stake in shares of Yum China by 33.5% in the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,735 shares of the company's stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 435 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Yum China by 32.7% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,825 shares of the company's stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares during the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Yum China Trading Up 1.0 %

NYSE:YUMC traded up $0.43 on Tuesday, reaching $45.77. 1,131,378 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,703,076. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.32. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $28.50 and a 1-year high of $53.99. 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's 50 day moving average is $49.38 and its 200-day moving average is $47.40.

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 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%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. This is a positive change from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.10%. Yum China's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.20%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Yum China news, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total value of $202,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 52,075 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,634,474.25. This trade represents a 7.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction on Monday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.21, for a total transaction of $188,019.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 45,152 shares of company stock valued at $2,242,176 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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.