OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Purchases 15,350 Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp grew its position in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 7.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 234,240 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 15,350 shares during the quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp owned 0.06% of Yum China worth $11,284,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in Yum China by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 196,253 shares of the company's stock worth $9,454,000 after buying an additional 8,159 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its stake in Yum China by 657.6% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 348,517 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,796,000 after acquiring an additional 302,512 shares during the period. JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd boosted its stake in Yum China by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd now owns 127,699 shares of the company's stock worth $6,151,000 after buying an additional 2,864 shares in the last quarter. Fullerton Fund Management Co Ltd. bought a new stake in Yum China in the fourth quarter valued at about $23,164,000. Finally, Ethic Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Yum China by 25.4% in the 4th quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 20,854 shares of the company's stock worth $1,005,000 after buying an additional 4,225 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.58% of the company's stock.

Yum China Trading Down 0.9%

YUMC traded down $0.42 during trading on Friday, reaching $44.14. 3,019,623 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,940,798. The company's fifty day moving average price is $47.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $47.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.55 billion, a PE ratio of 18.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.27. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $28.50 and a fifty-two week high of $53.99.

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

Yum China Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Yum China news, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the insider now owns 56,602 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,728,782.42. This represents a 6.45% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Joey Wat sold 37,252 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 382,657 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,021,879.47. This represents a 8.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 45,152 shares of company stock valued at $2,242,176 in the last 90 days. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.