YHB Investment Advisors Inc. Sells 945 Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

YHB Investment Advisors Inc. cut its position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 7.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 11,244 shares of the company’s stock after selling 945 shares during the quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Yum China were worth $542,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in YUMC. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Yum China by 45.0% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $212,000 after acquiring an additional 1,459 shares in the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC boosted its stake in Yum China by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 7,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $384,000 after purchasing an additional 557 shares during the last quarter. Applied Capital LLC FL increased its holdings in Yum China by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Applied Capital LLC FL now owns 18,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $873,000 after purchasing an additional 828 shares in the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of Yum China by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 14,054 shares of the company’s stock worth $677,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC bought a new position in shares of Yum China in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $206,000. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.47, for a total value of $302,716.19. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 16,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $789,948.27. This trade represents a 27.70 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Yum China Stock Performance

Shares of Yum China stock opened at $45.60 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $28.50 and a 12 month high of $52.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.35.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $3.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. Yum China had a net margin of 7.97% and a return on equity of 13.39%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.59 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.33 EPS for the current year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th were given a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 26th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.40%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.32%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

YUMC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com lowered Yum China from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the company from $35.50 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $49.57.

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.