Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich Has $2.30 Million Position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich reduced its holdings in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 11.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 54,136 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,788 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in Yum China were worth $2,297,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of YUMC. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Yum China in the third quarter worth $27,000. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in Yum China in the third quarter worth $29,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Yum China in the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Yum China in the third quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Yum China in the fourth quarter worth $48,000. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on YUMC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (down from $65.00) on shares of Yum China in a report on Thursday, January 4th. HSBC cut their target price on shares of Yum China from $66.80 to $51.30 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $54.65.

Yum China Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE:YUMC opened at $39.65 on Friday. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $33.55 and a 12 month high of $64.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $40.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.90. The firm has a market cap of $15.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.23, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.45.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.12. Yum China had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 11.63%. The business had revenue of $2.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.32 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 5th were given 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 1.61%. This is an increase from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.