Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC Sells 15,411 Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC decreased its holdings in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 8.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 174,241 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,411 shares during the period. Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Yum China were worth $8,253,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its stake in Yum China by 16.0% in the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 379,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,286,000 after buying an additional 52,466 shares during the period. Carrhae Capital LLP grew its stake in Yum China by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Carrhae Capital LLP now owns 489,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,570,000 after acquiring an additional 19,007 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association grew its stake in Yum China by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 7,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $351,000 after acquiring an additional 775 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Yum China by 73.1% during the fourth quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC now owns 5,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after acquiring an additional 2,259 shares during the period. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Yum China by 514.7% during the fourth quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 154,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,453,000 after acquiring an additional 129,557 shares in the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In other news, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 approximately $2,728,782.42. This represents a 6.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total value of $202,360.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 52,075 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,634,474.25. This represents a 7.13 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 45,152 shares of company stock valued at $2,242,176. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Yum China Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of Yum China stock opened at $51.27 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The stock has a market cap of $19.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.00, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.35. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $48.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.34. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $28.50 and a 1 year high of $53.99.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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, research analysts expect that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This is an increase from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.87%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.20%.

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.