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

Temasek Holdings Private Ltd raised its position in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 15.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,406,170 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 463,211 shares during the quarter. Yum China accounts for about 0.6% of Temasek Holdings Private Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd owned 0.90% of Yum China worth $164,075,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of YUMC. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 261 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc grew its holdings in Yum China by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 23,074 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,111,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in Yum China by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 6,180 shares of the company's stock valued at $298,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management increased its position in shares of Yum China by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 57,104 shares of the company's stock worth $2,751,000 after acquiring an additional 307 shares during the period. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. increased its stake in shares of Yum China by 2.2% during 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 during the period. Institutional investors own 85.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Yum China news, CEO Joey Wat sold 37,252 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.71, for a total transaction of $1,851,796.92. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 382,657 shares of the company's stock, valued at $19,021,879.47. The trade was a 8.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at $2,634,474.25. The trade was a 7.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.40% of the company's stock.

Yum China Price Performance

YUMC traded up $0.32 during trading on Friday, reaching $42.84. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,594,038 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,935,277. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $28.50 and a 1 year high of $53.99. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $47.27. The company has a market cap of $15.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.39, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.27.

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

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 28th. Yum China's payout ratio is presently 40.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on YUMC shares. Daiwa America upgraded shares of Yum China to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Wall Street Zen cut Yum China from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $48.70.

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.