Temasek Holdings Private Ltd Has $132.49 Million Stock Holdings in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Temasek Holdings Private Ltd grew its position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 61.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,942,959 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,120,054 shares during the quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd owned about 0.77% of Yum China worth $132,492,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 43.9% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 846 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Yum China by 906.5% in the third quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 926 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 834 shares during the period. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Yum China by 53.7% during the 2nd quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 1,088 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in Yum China by 140.3% in the 2nd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,490 shares of the company's stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 870 shares during the period. Finally, Concord Wealth Partners grew its position in shares of Yum China by 56.9% in the third quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 1,571 shares of the company's stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 570 shares during the period. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

YUMC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded Yum China from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Citigroup upgraded Yum China to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Yum China from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Yum China has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $51.68.

Insider Activity at Yum China

In other Yum China news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 approximately $789,948.27. The trade was a 27.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Yum China Stock Performance

Shares of YUMC traded up $0.84 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $48.84. The stock had a trading volume of 1,411,242 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,169,391. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $46.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $38.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.55 billion, a PE ratio of 21.24, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 0.36. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $28.50 and a 12 month high of $52.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.59 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.33 EPS for the current year.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 26th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.31%. Yum China's dividend payout ratio is currently 28.32%.

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.