Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Buys 95,623 Shares of Yum China (NYSE:YUMC)

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its holdings in shares of Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 21.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 532,046 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 95,623 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned 0.14% of Yum China worth $27,698,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,726 shares of the company's stock valued at $228,000 after buying an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc boosted its holdings in Yum China by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 23,074 shares of the company's stock worth $1,111,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Yum China by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 6,180 shares of the company's stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Yum China by 58.5% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 878 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Yum China by 4.9% during the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 7,006 shares of the company's stock worth $365,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Yum China Stock Up 0.0%

Yum China stock opened at $44.62 on Friday. Yum China has a fifty-two week low of $28.50 and a fifty-two week high of $53.99. The stock has a market cap of $16.56 billion, a PE ratio of 18.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.28. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $44.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.26.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $2.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.13 billion. Yum China had a return on equity of 14.08% and a net margin of 8.09%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.71 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that Yum China will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th were paid a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 28th. Yum China's payout ratio is 40.17%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Daiwa America upgraded shares of Yum China to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Yum China has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $48.70.

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.

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