Okabena Investment Services Inc. Trims Holdings in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Okabena Investment Services Inc. reduced its position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 12.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 49,777 shares of the company's stock after selling 7,268 shares during the period. Okabena Investment Services Inc.'s holdings in Yum China were worth $2,398,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of YUMC. Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Yum China during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Graney & King LLC acquired a new position in Yum China during the fourth quarter worth approximately $39,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in 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. boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 33.5% in the 4th quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,735 shares of the company's stock valued at $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% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,825 shares of the company's stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 450 shares during the period. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Yum China Trading Down 0.0 %

NYSE YUMC traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $52.93. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,428,353 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,536,504. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $28.50 and a 52-week high of $53.99. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $49.02 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.35.

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Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.01). Yum China had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 13.83%. Research analysts expect that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 EPS for the current year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. This is a boost from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Yum China's payout ratio is currently 41.20%.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In other news, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the business's 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 transaction, the insider now directly owns 56,602 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,728,782.42. The trade was a 6.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction of $202,360.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 52,075 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,634,474.25. The trade was a 7.13 % 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 quarter. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Yum China 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.