DGS Capital Management LLC Sells 2,766 Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

DGS Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 35.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,074 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,766 shares during the period. DGS Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Yum China were worth $215,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Yum China by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $422,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC raised its position in shares of Yum China by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC now owns 8,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $569,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Yum China by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 21,103 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,192,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC raised its position in shares of Yum China by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 15,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $867,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Yum China by 116.8% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 464 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective (down from $65.00) on shares of Yum China in a research report on Thursday, January 4th. HSBC lowered their price objective on Yum China from $66.80 to $51.30 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.65.

Yum China Stock Performance

Shares of YUMC opened at $36.85 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $40.35 and a 200-day moving average of $42.58. The company has a market cap of $14.45 billion, a PE ratio of 18.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.45. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $33.55 and a one year high of $64.50.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $2.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.32 billion. Yum China had a return on equity of 11.63% and a net margin of 7.53%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 5th were paid a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 4th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.74%. This is an increase from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. Yum China’s payout ratio is 32.65%.

Yum China 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.