Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Stock Holdings Lowered by Peoples Bank KS

Peoples Bank KS trimmed its holdings in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 14.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,700 shares of the company’s stock after selling 445 shares during the period. Peoples Bank KS’s holdings in Yum China were worth $122,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Yum China by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 1.2% during the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 25,639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $791,000 after buying an additional 302 shares in the last quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. raised its position in Yum China by 12.1% during the second quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 3,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,000 after buying an additional 360 shares during the period. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC raised its position in Yum China by 53.7% during the second quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 1,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 380 shares during the period. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in Yum China by 14.3% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 3,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $129,000 after acquiring an additional 405 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Yum China

In other Yum China news, insider Warton Wang acquired 3,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 16th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $34.67 per share, with a total value of $128,279.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 25,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $867,547.41. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other news, insider Warton Wang bought 3,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $34.67 per share, for a total transaction of $128,279.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now owns 25,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $867,547.41. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert Blaine Aiken, Jr. purchased 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $33.74 per share, with a total value of $101,220.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 12,088 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $407,849.12. This represents a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have bought 18,400 shares of company stock worth $619,671. 0.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Macquarie upgraded Yum China from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $30.00 to $37.40 in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Yum China has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.18.

Yum China Stock Up 2.4 %

NYSE YUMC traded up $1.17 during trading on Friday, reaching $50.41. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,883,860 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,259,639. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $19.38 billion, a PE ratio of 25.23, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.35. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $28.50 and a 1-year high of $56.15. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $35.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.49.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. Yum China had a net margin of 7.61% and a return on equity of 12.41%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 27th were issued a dividend of $0.16 per share. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 27th. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.16%.

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.