Moors & Cabot Inc. Sells 377 Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Moors & Cabot Inc. decreased its holdings in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 7.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 4,689 shares of the company’s stock after selling 377 shares during the quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc.’s holdings in Yum China were worth $226,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of YUMC. Kentucky Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Yum China during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Yum China during the third quarter worth $110,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky raised its position in shares of Yum China by 1,374.5% during the fourth quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 2,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $142,000 after acquiring an additional 2,749 shares during the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Yum China during the fourth quarter worth $202,000. Finally, Tranquilli Financial Advisor LLC bought a new stake in shares of Yum China during the fourth quarter worth $205,000. Institutional investors own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In related news, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.21, for a total transaction of $188,019.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 56,602 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,728,782.42. This represents a 6.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total value of $202,360.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 52,075 shares in the company, valued at $2,634,474.25. The trade was a 7.13 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 45,152 shares of company stock valued at $2,242,176 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Yum China from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th.

Yum China Trading Up 5.0 %

NYSE YUMC opened at $51.53 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $46.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.41. The company has a market capitalization of $19.38 billion, a PE ratio of 22.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $28.50 and a 12 month high of $52.00.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.01). Yum China had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 13.83%. Research analysts forecast that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 EPS for the current year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This is a boost from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio is currently 41.20%.

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.