Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Shares Sold by Unigestion Holding SA

Unigestion Holding SA lowered its position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 90.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,308 shares of the company's stock after selling 59,947 shares during the quarter. Unigestion Holding SA's holdings in Yum China were worth $284,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its position in Yum China by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 11,967,353 shares of the company's stock valued at $369,073,000 after acquiring an additional 121,617 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 49.6% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,865,803 shares of the company's stock worth $356,206,000 after purchasing an additional 2,609,494 shares during the last quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 56.3% in the second quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 4,394,628 shares of the company's stock worth $133,203,000 after purchasing an additional 1,582,859 shares during the last quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in Yum China by 350.7% in the 3rd quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd now owns 4,203,087 shares of the company's stock worth $189,202,000 after buying an additional 3,270,560 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Yum China by 4,176.5% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,588,977 shares of the company's stock valued at $161,576,000 after buying an additional 3,505,053 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.58% of the company's stock.

Yum China Stock Up 1.1 %

NYSE:YUMC traded up $0.52 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $49.97. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,597,729 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,161,563. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $46.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.29. The company has a market capitalization of $18.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 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.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.59 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th will be issued a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 26th. Yum China's dividend payout ratio is currently 28.32%.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In other news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the insider now owns 16,641 shares in the company, valued at approximately $789,948.27. This represents a 27.70 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on YUMC shares. StockNews.com raised shares of 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. upgraded Yum China from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Yum China has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $51.68.

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.