Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $51.20.

Separately, Macquarie raised Yum China from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $30.00 to $37.40 in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In other Yum China news, insider Jeff Kuai bought 3,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of $32.72 per share, with a total value of $127,608.00. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 3,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $127,608. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, insider Jeff Kuai bought 3,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $32.72 per share, with a total value of $127,608.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now owns 3,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $127,608. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CTO Leila Zhang purchased 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 15th. The stock was bought at an average price of $33.36 per share, for a total transaction of $133,440.00. Following the purchase, the chief technology officer now owns 41,339 shares in the company, valued at $1,379,069.04. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders acquired a total of 18,400 shares of company stock valued at $619,671 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yum China

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 846,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,919,000 after purchasing an additional 75,915 shares in the last quarter. Veritas Asset Management LLP increased its holdings in shares of Yum China by 30.1% in the 4th quarter. Veritas Asset Management LLP now owns 2,199,338 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,318,000 after buying an additional 509,338 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP raised its position in shares of Yum China by 413.0% during the 1st quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 44,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,763,000 after buying an additional 35,663 shares in the last quarter. Dodge & Cox lifted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 23,769.2% in the 4th quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 3,165,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,313,000 after acquiring an additional 3,152,269 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. grew its position in Yum China by 240.0% in the fourth quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 72,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,063,000 after acquiring an additional 50,957 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Yum China Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE YUMC opened at $33.78 on Friday. Yum China has a 12-month low of $28.50 and a 12-month high of $58.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $31.97 and a 200 day moving average of $35.94.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.08. Yum China had a net margin of 7.61% and a return on equity of 12.41%. The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Yum China will post 2.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 27th will be given a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 27th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.89%. Yum China’s payout ratio is 32.16%.

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.