CW Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 25,516 Yum China $YUMC

Key Points

• CW Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Yum China, purchasing 25,516 shares valued at approximately $1.33 million during the first quarter.
• Yum China's stock opened at $47.04, with a market capitalization of $17.34 billion, and has a PE ratio of 19.44.
• The company recently declared a $0.24 quarterly dividend, representing an annual yield of 2.0% and a payout ratio of 39.67%.

CW Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 25,516 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,328,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of YUMC. Hughes Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Yum China in the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. SouthState Corp increased its holdings in shares of Yum China by 4,915.4% in the first quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 652 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 639 shares during the period. CX Institutional purchased a new position in Yum China during the first quarter worth about $37,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in Yum China during the first quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Cheviot Value Management LLC purchased a new stake in Yum China in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.58% of the company's stock.

Yum China Stock Performance

Shares of YUMC stock traded up $0.17 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $44.75. 1,398,449 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,148,282. The company has a market cap of $16.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.22. The company's 50 day moving average is $46.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.34. Yum China has a 1 year low of $33.33 and a 1 year high of $53.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.22.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $2.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.80 billion. Yum China had a return on equity of 14.13% and a net margin of 8.04%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.55 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Yum China will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be issued a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. Yum China's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.67%.

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.