Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Shares Sold by Cwm LLC

Cwm LLC lowered its position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 18.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,114 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,858 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Yum China were worth $365,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in Yum China in the first quarter valued at $26,000. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Yum China in the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Yum China during the 1st quarter valued at about $39,000. 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 worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 380 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI lifted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 140.3% in the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 870 shares in the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Yum China Stock Performance

Yum China stock opened at $43.83 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $38.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $35.98. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $28.50 and a 52 week high of $53.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.03, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.08. Yum China had a net margin of 7.61% and a return on equity of 12.41%. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.47 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 27th were paid a dividend of $0.16 per share. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.46%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 27th. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.16%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Yum China

In other news, insider Jeff Kuai acquired 3,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $32.72 per share, for a total transaction of $127,608.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 3,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $127,608. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other Yum China news, CTO Leila Zhang purchased 4,000 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 15th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $33.36 per share, with a total value of $133,440.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 41,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,379,069.04. This represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Jeff Kuai acquired 3,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $32.72 per share, with a total value of $127,608.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now owns 3,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $127,608. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have purchased a total of 18,400 shares of company stock worth $619,671 in the last quarter. 0.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YUMC has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup raised shares of Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Macquarie raised Yum China from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $30.00 to $37.40 in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Yum China has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.18.

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.