Head to Head Comparison: Wynn Macau (OTCMKTS:WYNMF) versus H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT)

Wynn Macau (OTCMKTS:WYNMF) and H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Wynn Macau has a beta of -0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H World Group has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Wynn Macau and H World Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wynn Macau	N/A	N/A	N/A
H World Group	20.05%	37.79%	7.11%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.4% of H World Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.4% of H World Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Wynn Macau and H World Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wynn Macau	$3.68 billion	N/A	$410.01 million	N/A	N/A
H World Group	$3.62 billion	4.40	$726.00 million	$2.25	22.99

H World Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wynn Macau.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Wynn Macau and H World Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wynn Macau	0	0	1	0	3.00
H World Group	0	0	5	1	3.17

H World Group has a consensus target price of $54.80, suggesting a potential upside of 5.93%. Given H World Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe H World Group is more favorable than Wynn Macau.

Summary

H World Group beats Wynn Macau on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wynn Macau

Wynn Macau, Limited engages in the development, ownership, and operation of integrated destination casino resorts in the People’s Republic of China. It operates through two segments, Wynn Palace and Wynn Macau. The company offers tables games, slot machines or similar gaming devices; offers 24-hour gaming, and various games comprising private gaming salons and sky casinos; a luxury hotel with guest rooms, suites, and villas; food and beverage outlets; brand-name and retail shopping; recreation and leisure facilities, including a cable car ride through SkyCab, health club, spa, salon, and pool; and a meeting and convention spaces. It provides poker pit games; and public entertainment attractions, consisting of rotunda show featuring a Chinese zodiac-inspired ceiling along with gold tree of prosperity and dragon of fortune attractions, as well as performance lake. In addition, the company is involved in the development, design, and preconstruction activities, and offers technical consultancy, administrative activities, and management and support services. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Macau. Wynn Macau, Limited operates as a subsidiary of WM Cayman Holdings Limited I.

About H World Group

H World Group Limited develops leased and owned, manachised, and franchised hotels in the People's Republic of China. The company operates hotels under its own brands, such as HanTing Hotel, Ni Hao Hotel, Hi Inn, Elan Hotel, Zleep Hotels, Ibis Hotel, JI Hotel, Orange Hotel, Starway Hotel, Ibis Styles Hotel, CitiGO Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, IntercityHotel, Manxin Hotel, Mercure Hotel, Madison Hotel, Novotel Hotel, Joya Hotel, Blossom House, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, MAXX by Steigenberger, Jaz in the City, Grand Mercure, Steigenberger Icon, and Song Hotels. The company was formerly known as Huazhu Group Limited and changed its name to H World Group Limited in June 2022. H World Group Limited was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.