Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) is Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC's 9th Largest Position

Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 19.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 57,987 shares of the company's stock after selling 13,821 shares during the quarter. Yum China makes up 4.7% of Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Oaktree Fund Advisors LLC's holdings in Yum China were worth $2,793,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other Yum China news, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total value of $202,360.00. Following the transaction, 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 position. The sale 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 the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.21, for a total value of $188,019.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 56,602 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,728,782.42. This represents a 6.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 45,152 shares of company stock valued at $2,242,176. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Yum China Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE YUMC traded down $0.64 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $52.64. 2,605,035 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,554,104. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $47.03. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $28.50 and a twelve month high of $53.99. The firm has a market cap of $19.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.59, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last announced 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 net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 13.83%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.82%. This is a positive change from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Yum China's dividend payout ratio is currently 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.