4,272 Shares in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Acquired by Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC

Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 4,272 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $206,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of YUMC. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised 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 acquiring an additional 258 shares during the period. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Yum China by 906.5% during the 3rd quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 834 shares during the period. Concord Wealth Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 56.9% in the third quarter. Concord Wealth Partners now owns 1,571 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 570 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Yum China in the third quarter worth $103,000. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Yum China during the third quarter valued at $110,000. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on YUMC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Yum China from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Yum China currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $49.57.

Yum China Stock Up 3.1 %

Shares of Yum China stock opened at $46.03 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $46.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.43. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $28.50 and a 52-week high of $52.00. The firm has a market cap of $17.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. Yum China had a net margin of 7.97% and a return on equity of 13.39%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.59 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 26th were given a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 26th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.39%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.32%.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In other news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $789,948.27. The trade was a 27.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.