Fidelis Capital Partners LLC Purchases New Shares in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Fidelis Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 10,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $352,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in YUMC. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its position in Yum China by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 846,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,919,000 after buying an additional 75,915 shares in the last quarter. Veritas Asset Management LLP grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 30.1% during the 4th quarter. Veritas Asset Management LLP now owns 2,199,338 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,318,000 after purchasing an additional 509,338 shares in the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP increased its position in shares of Yum China by 413.0% in the first quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 44,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,763,000 after purchasing an additional 35,663 shares during the period. Dodge & Cox raised its stake in Yum China by 23,769.2% in the fourth quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 3,165,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,313,000 after purchasing an additional 3,152,269 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. lifted its position in Yum China by 240.0% during the fourth quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 72,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,063,000 after purchasing an additional 50,957 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Robert Blaine Aiken, Jr. bought 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 16th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $33.74 per share, for a total transaction of $101,220.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 12,088 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $407,849.12. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In other Yum China news, insider Jeff Kuai acquired 3,900 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were bought 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 directly owns 3,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $127,608. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Robert Blaine Aiken, Jr. bought 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 16th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $33.74 per share, with a total value of $101,220.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 12,088 shares in the company, valued at $407,849.12. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have bought 18,400 shares of company stock worth $619,671 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Yum China Stock Up 2.3 %

Shares of NYSE YUMC opened at $36.36 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $14.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.34. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $28.50 and a 12 month high of $57.06. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $32.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $35.24.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion during 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 firm’s revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.47 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

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 1.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 27th. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.16%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Macquarie raised shares of Yum China from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $30.00 to $37.40 in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.18.

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.