Lbp Am Sa Has $3.75 Million Position in Yum China (NYSE:YUMC)

LBP AM SA increased its holdings in shares of Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 46.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 72,000 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 23,000 shares during the quarter. LBP AM SA's holdings in Yum China were worth $3,748,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in YUMC. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Yum China by 6,304.9% in the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 11,526,026 shares of the company's stock valued at $600,045,000 after purchasing an additional 11,346,069 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Yum China in the 4th quarter valued at $243,901,000. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Yum China by 138.5% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,558,050 shares of the company's stock valued at $412,241,000 after purchasing an additional 4,969,073 shares during the period. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. bought a new stake in Yum China in the 4th quarter valued at $203,179,000. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Yum China during the 4th quarter valued at $199,722,000. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Yum China Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:YUMC traded down $0.11 during trading on Monday, reaching $47.49. 1,332,271 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,882,486. The company's 50 day moving average is $44.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.63 billion, a PE ratio of 19.87, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Yum China has a 52 week low of $28.50 and a 52 week high of $53.99.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). Yum China had a return on equity of 14.08% and a net margin of 8.09%. The business had revenue of $2.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.13 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.71 earnings per share. Yum China's quarterly revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Yum China will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 28th were given a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 28th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.02%. Yum China's dividend payout ratio is currently 40.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Daiwa America upgraded Yum China to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. One 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target 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.