Jones Financial Companies Lllp Acquires 3,979 Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 40.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,887 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,979 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp’s holdings in Yum China were worth $669,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 43.9% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 22.7% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 55,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,479,000 after buying an additional 10,169 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Yum China in the 3rd quarter valued at about $220,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 49.6% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,865,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $356,206,000 after buying an additional 2,609,494 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 114,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,161,000 after buying an additional 6,632 shares in the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Yum China Stock Up 0.8 %

YUMC stock opened at $49.72 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $46.67 and a 200 day moving average of $44.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.70 billion, a PE ratio of 21.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $28.50 and a 52 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%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. This is a boost from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.93%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.20%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Yum China from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Yum China news, CEO Joey Wat sold 37,252 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.71, for a total transaction of $1,851,796.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 382,657 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,021,879.47. This trade represents a 8.87 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 17th. The stock was 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 $2,728,782.42. This represents a 6.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.