Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Given Consensus Rating of “Buy” by Analysts

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) has received an average rating of “Buy” from the five ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One 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 company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $46.18.

YUMC has been the subject of several research reports. Macquarie raised Yum China from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $30.00 to $37.40 in a report on Tuesday, August 6th. Citigroup raised Yum China to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In other Yum China news, insider Warton Wang bought 3,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 16th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $34.67 per share, for a total transaction of $128,279.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now owns 25,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $867,547.41. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, CTO Leila Zhang purchased 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 15th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $33.36 per share, with a total value of $133,440.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 41,339 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,379,069.04. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Warton Wang purchased 3,700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 16th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $34.67 per share, with a total value of $128,279.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 25,023 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $867,547.41. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased a total of 18,400 shares of company stock valued at $619,671 over the last three months. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Yum China

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Yum China in the third quarter worth about $374,000. Concord Wealth Partners boosted its position 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 worth $71,000 after buying an additional 570 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Yum China by 3.1% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 21,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $963,000 after acquiring an additional 644 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Yum China by 3.2% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 252,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,365,000 after acquiring an additional 7,714 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tectonic Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Yum China by 14.4% in the third quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 8,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $378,000 after acquiring an additional 1,055 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Yum China Stock Down 0.9 %

Yum China stock opened at $43.51 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 1.09. Yum China has a 1-year low of $28.50 and a 1-year high of $53.50. The company has a market cap of $16.95 billion, a PE ratio of 21.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.35. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $39.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.15.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.08. Yum China had a return on equity of 12.41% and a net margin of 7.61%. The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.76 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.47 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Yum China will post 2.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 27th were issued a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 27th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.47%. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.16%.

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.