Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC Makes New $252,000 Investment in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 5,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $252,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Perigon Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Yum China by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $422,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the period. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 1.6% in the third quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 15,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $867,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the period. Sepio Capital LP boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 2.0% in the third quarter. Sepio Capital LP now owns 13,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $760,000 after buying an additional 273 shares during the period. Ieq Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 6.2% in the third quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 4,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,000 after buying an additional 276 shares during the period. Finally, Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Yum China by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 3,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on YUMC shares. HSBC reduced their price target on shares of Yum China from $66.80 to $51.30 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $38.00 price objective (down previously from $65.00) on shares of Yum China in a research report on Thursday, January 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.65.

Yum China Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:YUMC traded up $0.61 on Friday, hitting $39.65. The stock had a trading volume of 3,036,995 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,448,412. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $33.55 and a twelve month high of $64.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.42. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $40.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.00. The company has a market capitalization of $15.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 0.45.

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. Yum China had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 11.63%. The company had revenue of $2.49 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 5th were issued a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.61%. This is a boost from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 4th. Yum China’s payout ratio is currently 32.65%.

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.