Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Insider Sells $302,716.19 in Stock

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.47, for a total transaction of $302,716.19. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 16,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $789,948.27. This trade represents a 27.70 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Yum China Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE YUMC opened at $46.78 on Friday. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $28.50 and a 1 year high of $52.00. The firm has a market cap of $17.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.70, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.36. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $45.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $37.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.29.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.09. Yum China had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 7.97%. The business had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.59 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 26th will be issued a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 26th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.37%. Yum China’s payout ratio is currently 28.32%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

YUMC has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Macquarie upgraded Yum China from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $30.00 to $37.40 in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Citigroup raised Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Yum China from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $51.68.

Institutional Trading of Yum China

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 43.9% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Yum China during the first quarter valued at about $36,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 906.5% in the third quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 926 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 834 shares during the period. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Yum China in the first quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Yum China by 53.7% during the second quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 1,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 380 shares during the period. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.