Temasek Holdings Private Ltd Raises Stock Holdings in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Temasek Holdings Private Ltd grew its position in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 15.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,406,170 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 463,211 shares during the quarter. Yum China comprises approximately 0.6% of Temasek Holdings Private Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 29th largest holding. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd owned 0.90% of Yum China worth $164,075,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Yum China by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,726 shares of the company's stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 10,361,804 shares of the company's stock worth $499,127,000 after purchasing an additional 448,188 shares during the period. Raiffeisen Bank International AG bought a new position in shares of Yum China during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,123,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its holdings in Yum China by 40.3% during the 4th quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 14,075 shares of the company's stock valued at $678,000 after buying an additional 4,040 shares during the period. Finally, Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV raised its holdings in Yum China by 9.9% during the 4th quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 5,563 shares of the company's stock valued at $273,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.58% of the company's stock.

Yum China Stock Performance

Shares of Yum China stock opened at $44.14 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock's fifty day moving average is $47.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.35. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $28.50 and a 52 week high of $53.99. The company has a market capitalization of $16.48 billion, a PE ratio of 18.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.27.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.13 billion. Yum China had a net margin of 8.06% and a return on equity of 13.83%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.71 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 28th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.18%. Yum China's dividend payout ratio is currently 40.17%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YUMC has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of Yum China from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Daiwa America upgraded shares of Yum China to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Yum China has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $48.70.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of Yum China 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 completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 52,075 shares in the company, valued at $2,634,474.25. The trade was a 7.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, 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 completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 56,602 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,728,782.42. This trade represents a 6.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 45,152 shares of company stock worth $2,242,176 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company's stock.

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.

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