Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang Sells 6,377 Shares

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the insider now owns 16,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $789,948.27. This trade represents a 27.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Yum China Stock Performance

YUMC opened at $45.45 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $37.56. The firm has a market cap of $17.26 billion, a PE ratio of 20.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.36. 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 fifty-two week low of $28.50 and a fifty-two week high of $52.00.

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. Yum China had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 7.97%. The firm had revenue of $3.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.59 EPS. Yum China’s revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 26th will be given a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 26th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.41%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.32%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yum China

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in Yum China by 43.9% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new position in Yum China in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $36,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Yum China by 906.5% in the 3rd quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 926 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 834 shares in the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Yum China during the 1st quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 53.7% during the 2nd quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 1,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on YUMC. Citigroup upgraded Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 30th. 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 research note on Tuesday, August 6th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Yum China from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $35.50 to $60.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Yum China has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $51.68.

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.