Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang Sells 6,377 Shares

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.47, for a total value of $302,716.19. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 16,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $789,948.27. The trade was a 27.70 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Yum China Price Performance

Shares of YUMC opened at $46.55 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $37.80. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $28.50 and a fifty-two week high of $52.00. The stock has a market cap of $17.68 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.36. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.09. Yum China had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 7.97%. The company had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.59 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th will be given a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 26th. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.32%.

Institutional Trading of Yum China

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Yum China by 4.6% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,804,882 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,023,000 after buying an additional 79,048 shares during the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new position in Yum China in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $944,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Yum China in the 3rd quarter worth $229,000. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Yum China in the 3rd quarter worth $868,000. Finally, Bard Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Yum China during the third quarter valued at $459,000. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YUMC has been the subject of several research analyst reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Yum China from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Macquarie upgraded shares of 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 report on Tuesday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $51.68.

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.