<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Earnest Partners LLC cut its stake in shares of  Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Free Report) by 11.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor  owned 62,170 shares of the company's stock after selling 7,956 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC's holdings in Yum China were worth $3,237,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.</p><p>Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. lifted its stake in  Yum China by 29.7% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. now owns 23,985,966 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,248,709,000 after acquiring an additional 5,485,735 shares in the last quarter.  Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in  Yum China by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,244,094 shares of the company's stock valued at $796,723,000 after acquiring an additional 200,938 shares in the last quarter.  Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in  Yum China by 35.6% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 14,102,077 shares of the company's stock valued at $734,150,000 after acquiring an additional 3,704,756 shares in the last quarter.  Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in  Yum China by 6,304.9% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 11,526,026 shares of the company's stock valued at $600,045,000 after acquiring an additional 11,346,069 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of  Yum China by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 10,361,804 shares of the company's stock valued at $499,127,000 after purchasing an additional 448,188 shares during the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. </p><h2>Yum China Trading Down 0.2%</h2><p>Shares of Yum China stock opened at $44.53 on Friday. Yum China has a 1 year low of $33.33 and a 1 year high of $53.99. The firm has a market cap of $16.42 billion, a PE ratio of 18.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.27. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $45.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.22. </p><p>Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.01. Yum China had a return on equity of 14.13% and a net margin of 8.04%.The firm had revenue of $2.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.80 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.55 EPS. The business's revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year.  Equities research analysts anticipate that  Yum China will post 2.54 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>Yum China Dividend Announcement</h2><p>The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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<p>Earnest Partners LLC reduced its stake in Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) by 11.3%, selling 7,956 shares in the 1st quarter, leaving them with 62,170 shares valued at $3.24 million. Other investors, including JPMorgan and Vanguard, also increased their holdings. Yum China's stock opened at $44.53, with a market cap of $16.42 billion. The company reported $0.58 EPS for the last quarter, beating estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share, yielding 2.2%.</p>

- Earnest Partners LLC reduced its stake in Yum China by 11.3%, holding 62,170 shares valued at $3,237,000 after selling 7,956 shares.  
- Other investors, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Vanguard Group Inc., increased their stakes significantly during the same period, with institutional investors owning 85.58% of the stock.  
- Yum China reported $0.58 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share, reflecting a 2.2% yield.

Earnest Partners LLC Sells 7,956 Shares of Yum China $YUMC