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Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Grows Stock Holdings in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

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Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 692.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 436,423 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 381,367 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned about 0.11% of Yum China worth $21,022,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of YUMC. FMR LLC grew its position 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 worth $161,576,000 after purchasing an additional 3,505,053 shares in the last quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Yum China by 350.7% during the 3rd quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd now owns 4,203,087 shares of the company's stock worth $189,202,000 after acquiring an additional 3,270,560 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew 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 worth $356,206,000 after buying an additional 2,609,494 shares in the last quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd increased 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 acquiring an additional 1,120,054 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hhlr Advisors LTD. purchased a new stake in Yum China during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,977,000. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Yum China Stock Down 2.9 %

Yum China stock traded down $1.36 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $46.23. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,778,622 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,919,030. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $28.50 and a 52-week high of $52.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.46, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.35. 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 stock's 50-day simple moving average is $46.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.86.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.09. Yum China had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 7.97%. The firm had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.59 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.31 EPS for the current year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th were issued a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 26th. Yum China's payout ratio is presently 28.32%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.47, for a total transaction of $302,716.19. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 16,641 shares in the company, valued at $789,948.27. This trade represents a 27.70 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

YUMC has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Yum China from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Yum China from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $49.57.

View Our Latest Research Report on Yum China

Yum China Company Profile

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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.

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