Motley Fool Asset Management LLC Has $7.69 Million Stock Holdings in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Motley Fool Asset Management LLC lessened its position in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 25.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 181,245 shares of the company’s stock after selling 61,134 shares during the quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Yum China were worth $7,690,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of YUMC. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in shares of Yum China by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 12,374,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $689,530,000 after acquiring an additional 295,494 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Yum China by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,819,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $435,682,000 after acquiring an additional 337,033 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in shares of Yum China by 23.3% during the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 4,847,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $270,088,000 after acquiring an additional 916,418 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Yum China by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,766,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,825,000 after acquiring an additional 433,411 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp boosted its position in shares of Yum China by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 3,451,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $192,315,000 after acquiring an additional 61,063 shares in the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YUMC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. HSBC reduced their price target on shares of Yum China from $66.80 to $51.30 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (down from $65.00) on shares of Yum China in a research note on Thursday, January 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $54.65.

Yum China Stock Up 0.6 %

YUMC traded up $0.25 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $39.05. 2,371,657 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,453,514. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $33.55 and a 1-year high of $64.50. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $40.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $42.00. The stock has a market cap of $15.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.92, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $2.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.32 billion. Yum China had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 11.63%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.13 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 5th were paid a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 4th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.64%. This is a boost from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.65%.

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.