North Star Investment Management Corp. Has $245,000 Stock Holdings in Yum China $YUMC

North Star Investment Management Corp. decreased its stake in shares of Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) by 42.8% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 5,488 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,105 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp.’s holdings in Yum China were worth $245,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in YUMC. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in shares of Yum China by 26.7% in the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Okabena Investment Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Yum China by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Okabena Investment Services Inc. now owns 50,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,603,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares during the period. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its stake in shares of Yum China by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 5,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $289,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in shares of Yum China by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 12,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $543,000 after purchasing an additional 307 shares during the period. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Yum China by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 7,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $365,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.58% of the company’s stock.

Yum China Trading Down 0.5%

Yum China stock opened at $42.88 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.72, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.39. Yum China has a 52 week low of $41.00 and a 52 week high of $53.99.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.01. Yum China had a return on equity of 14.13% and a net margin of 8.04%.The company had revenue of $2.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.80 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.55 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Yum China will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Yum China Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. Yum China’s payout ratio is 39.67%.

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.