Cape Investment Advisory Inc. Buys 565 Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Cape Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its stake in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 47.9% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,745 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 565 shares during the quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Yum China were worth $69,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its stake in Yum China by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 846,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,919,000 after buying an additional 75,915 shares in the last quarter. Veritas Asset Management LLP grew its position in shares of Yum China by 30.1% during the fourth quarter. Veritas Asset Management LLP now owns 2,199,338 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,318,000 after purchasing an additional 509,338 shares in the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP raised its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 35,663 shares during the period. Dodge & Cox lifted its holdings in Yum China by 23,769.2% in the 4th quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 3,165,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $134,313,000 after purchasing an additional 3,152,269 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in Yum China by 240.0% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 72,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,063,000 after purchasing an additional 50,957 shares during the period. 85.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Yum China Price Performance

YUMC traded down $0.52 during trading on Friday, reaching $29.53. 2,937,756 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,430,195. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $29.02 and a 12-month high of $58.21. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $32.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company has a market cap of $11.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.84, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.33.

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.