Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Stake Lowered by DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main

DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main trimmed its position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 6.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 141,000 shares of the company's stock after selling 10,100 shares during the quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main's holdings in Yum China were worth $6,792,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Yum China by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 56,896 shares of the company's stock worth $2,794,000 after buying an additional 8,101 shares during the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in Yum China in the 4th quarter valued at $31,836,000. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new stake in Yum China in the 4th quarter valued at $809,000. Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Yum China during the 4th quarter worth $322,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Yum China in the fourth quarter valued at about $746,000. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Yum China news, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.21, for a total value of $188,019.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 56,602 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,728,782.42. This trade represents a 6.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Joey Wat sold 37,252 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were 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 owns 382,657 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,021,879.47. This represents a 8.87% 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. 0.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Yum China Price Performance

NYSE:YUMC traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $46.13. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,206,314 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,926,484. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $28.50 and a 52-week high of $53.99. 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 business's 50-day moving average is $47.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.34. The company has a market capitalization of $17.30 billion, a PE ratio of 19.80, a PEG 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 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.13 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.71 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. 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 2.08%. Yum China's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.17%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on YUMC shares. StockNews.com downgraded 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 research report on Wednesday, April 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price 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.