Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 3,593 Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its position in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) by 7.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 47,316 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,593 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Yum China were worth $2,279,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of Yum China by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 12,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,000 after acquiring an additional 803 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Yum China in the second quarter valued at approximately $945,000. Atomi Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Yum China during the third quarter valued at approximately $329,000. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Yum China in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $270,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of Yum China by 62.3% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 3,204 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 1,230 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on YUMC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com raised Yum China from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 1st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $49.57.

Yum China Price Performance

Shares of Yum China stock opened at $45.59 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a fifty day moving average of $46.75 and a 200-day moving average of $42.17. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $28.50 and a 52-week high of $52.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.29.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.09. Yum China had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 7.97%. The firm had revenue of $3.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.03 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.59 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Yum China news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.47, for a total transaction of $302,716.19. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 16,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $789,948.27. This represents a 27.70 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.