Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Insider Jeff Kuai Sells 3,900 Shares

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.21, for a total value of $188,019.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 56,602 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,728,782.42. The trade was a 6.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Yum China Stock Up 0.2 %

Yum China stock opened at $49.28 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $18.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.33. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $28.50 and a 52 week high of $52.00. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $46.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $43.30. 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 (NYSE:YUMC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.01). Yum China had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 13.83%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on YUMC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com raised Yum China from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Yum China currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $49.57.

Institutional Trading of Yum China

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of YUMC. Capital Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Yum China in the third quarter valued at approximately $281,000. Raymond James & Associates boosted its stake in shares of Yum China by 22.0% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 1,446,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,119,000 after acquiring an additional 260,493 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Yum China in the third quarter worth approximately $280,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake 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 worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 834 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Carrhae Capital LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Yum China in the third quarter worth approximately $21,173,000. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.