RV Capital AG Trims Stock Holdings in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

RV Capital AG cut its position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 522,729 shares of the company’s stock after selling 28,700 shares during the quarter. Yum China accounts for about 5.4% of RV Capital AG’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. RV Capital AG owned about 0.14% of Yum China worth $25,180,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Value Partners Investments Inc. increased its holdings in Yum China by 27.4% in the third quarter. Value Partners Investments Inc. now owns 255,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,523,000 after purchasing an additional 55,000 shares during the period. Waverton Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in shares of Yum China by 350.7% in the third quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd now owns 4,203,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,202,000 after buying an additional 3,270,560 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC bought a new position in shares of Yum China during the third quarter worth about $2,177,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its stake in shares of Yum China by 100.2% in the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 35,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,610,000 after acquiring an additional 17,898 shares during the period. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in Yum China by 64.3% in the third quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 2,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,000 after acquiring an additional 965 shares during the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Yum China Stock Performance

NYSE:YUMC opened at $46.03 on Monday. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $28.50 and a twelve month high of $52.00. The company has a fifty day moving average of $46.94 and a 200-day moving average of $41.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.35.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $3.07 billion during 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 business’s revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.59 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.33 EPS for the current year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th were paid a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 26th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.39%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.32%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on YUMC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Yum China from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $49.57.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.47, for a total transaction of $302,716.19. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 16,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $789,948.27. The trade was a 27.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

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.