MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH Sells 45,800 Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH lowered its stake in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 32.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 94,600 shares of the company's stock after selling 45,800 shares during the quarter. MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH's holdings in Yum China were worth $4,020,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Yum China by 116.8% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 464 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Yum China by 817.3% during the 2nd quarter. Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc. now owns 477 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 425 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Yum China during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in Yum China during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Yum China during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.58% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

YUMC has been the topic of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on Yum China in a report on Tuesday, December 19th. They set a "buy" rating and a $58.00 price objective on the stock. HSBC dropped their price objective on Yum China from $66.80 to $51.30 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "neutral" rating and set a $38.00 price objective (down from $65.00) on shares of Yum China in a report on Thursday, January 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Yum China presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $54.65.

Yum China Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE YUMC traded up $0.83 during trading on Friday, reaching $39.79. The stock had a trading volume of 2,293,133 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,285,823. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $33.55 and a one year high of $64.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.42. The stock has a market cap of $15.95 billion, a PE ratio of 20.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.46. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $39.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.18.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.12. Yum China had a return on equity of 11.63% and a net margin of 7.53%. The business had revenue of $2.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 5th were issued a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.61%. This is an increase from Yum China's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 4th. Yum China's payout ratio is 32.65%.

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.