4,474 Shares in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Acquired by Ironwood Financial llc

Ironwood Financial llc acquired a new position in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,474 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $201,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd lifted its position in Yum China by 38.4% during the first quarter. GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd now owns 12,223,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $486,391,000 after purchasing an additional 3,389,987 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Yum China in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $65,645,000. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD lifted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 56.3% during the 2nd quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 4,394,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,203,000 after acquiring an additional 1,582,859 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in shares of Yum China by 171.7% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 2,069,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,812,000 after acquiring an additional 1,307,574 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lind Value II ApS bought a new position in Yum China in the second quarter valued at approximately $40,246,000. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Warton Wang purchased 3,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 16th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $34.67 per share, for a total transaction of $128,279.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 25,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $867,547.41. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In other Yum China news, insider Warton Wang purchased 3,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 16th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $34.67 per share, for a total transaction of $128,279.00. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 25,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $867,547.41. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jeff Kuai acquired 3,900 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $32.72 per share, with a total value of $127,608.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 3,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $127,608. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders acquired 18,400 shares of company stock valued at $619,671. Insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Macquarie raised Yum China from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $30.00 to $37.40 in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Citigroup raised Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Yum China has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $46.18.

Yum China Price Performance

Shares of YUMC traded down $0.77 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $43.30. The stock had a trading volume of 189,100 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,255,813. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.23. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $28.50 and a 12 month high of $53.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.87 billion, a PE ratio of 22.15, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.35. The company’s 50-day moving average is $38.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.96.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.08. Yum China had a return on equity of 12.41% and a net margin of 7.61%. The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.76 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.47 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.22 EPS for the current year.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 27th were issued a dividend of $0.16 per share. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 27th. Yum China’s payout ratio is 32.16%.

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.