New Covenant Trust Company N.A. Takes Position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

New Covenant Trust Company N.A. bought a new stake in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 2,341 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $93,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of YUMC. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Yum China during the 4th quarter valued at about $265,777,000. GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd increased its holdings in Yum China by 38.4% during the 1st quarter. GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd now owns 12,223,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $486,391,000 after purchasing an additional 3,389,987 shares during the period. Dodge & Cox increased its holdings in Yum China by 23,769.2% during the 4th quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 3,165,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,313,000 after purchasing an additional 3,152,269 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC purchased a new position in Yum China during the 1st quarter valued at about $65,645,000. Finally, Mondrian Investment Partners LTD increased its holdings in Yum China by 74.2% during the 1st quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 2,811,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $112,135,000 after purchasing an additional 1,197,303 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Yum China Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of YUMC stock traded down $0.18 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $30.06. 2,504,910 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,092,966. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $29.02 and a 1 year high of $58.21. The company’s 50 day moving average is $32.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The firm has a market cap of $11.71 billion, a PE ratio of 14.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.33.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 29th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.96 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. Yum China had a return on equity of 11.90% and a net margin of 7.49%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.69 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.16 EPS for the current year.

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.