Choreo LLC Has $223,000 Holdings in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Choreo LLC boosted its holdings in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 9.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,634 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 399 shares during the quarter. Choreo LLC’s holdings in Yum China were worth $223,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Yum China by 43.9% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 846 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares during the period. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Yum China by 906.5% in the third quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 834 shares in the last quarter. Concord Wealth Partners raised its stake in shares of Yum China by 56.9% during the 3rd quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 1,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 570 shares during the period. Eastern Bank bought a new position in Yum China in the 3rd quarter worth about $103,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Yum China during the third quarter valued at approximately $110,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Yum China Stock Performance

Yum China stock opened at $49.13 on Friday. 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 50 day moving average price of $46.91 and a 200-day moving average price of $43.08. The company has a market capitalization of $18.66 billion, a PE ratio of 21.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.33. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $28.50 and a fifty-two week high of $52.00.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last released 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 return on equity of 13.83% and a net margin of 8.06%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a $0.24 dividend. This is a positive change from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.95%. Yum China’s payout ratio is presently 27.47%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on YUMC shares. StockNews.com downgraded Yum China from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the company from $35.50 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $49.57.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Yum China news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider now owns 16,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $789,948.27. The trade was a 27.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.