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

YHB Investment Advisors Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,244 shares of the company’s stock after selling 945 shares during the period. YHB Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Yum China were worth $542,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Yum China by 43.9% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its holdings in shares of Yum China by 1.3% during the 3rd 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. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. boosted its stake in Yum China by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 14,054 shares of the company’s stock valued at $677,000 after buying an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Yum China by 2.6% in the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,659 shares of the company’s stock valued at $570,000 after acquiring an additional 323 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 21,720 shares of the company’s stock worth $978,000 after acquiring an additional 329 shares during the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on YUMC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com downgraded Yum China from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Yum China currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $49.57.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In related news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.47, for a total transaction of $302,716.19. Following the sale, the insider now owns 16,641 shares in the company, valued at $789,948.27. This represents a 27.70 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Yum China Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE YUMC opened at $45.60 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap 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. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $46.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $41.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.29. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $28.50 and a 52-week high of $52.00.

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

Yum China Dividend Announcement

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

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.