Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Shares Acquired by American Capital Advisory LLC

American Capital Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 22.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 19,752 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,567 shares during the quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC’s holdings in Yum China were worth $951,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of YUMC. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Yum China by 43.9% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 846 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 1.3% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 23,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,067,000 after buying an additional 304 shares in the last quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management raised its position in shares of Yum China by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 57,104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,751,000 after buying an additional 307 shares during the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. lifted 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 buying an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Yum China by 2.6% during the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,659 shares of the company’s stock worth $570,000 after acquiring an additional 323 shares during the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Yum China

In other Yum China news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.47, for a total value of $302,716.19. Following the sale, the insider now 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Yum China Stock Performance

Yum China stock opened at $48.38 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $42.22. The stock has a market cap of $18.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.15. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $28.50 and a 1-year high of $52.00.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.01). Yum China had a return on equity of 13.83% and a net margin of 8.06%. On average, analysts expect that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.55 EPS for the current year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.98%. This is an increase from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.47%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on YUMC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com raised Yum China from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $49.57.

Yum China 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.