H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR (HTHT) – What Are Analysts Saying About This Stock?

H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:HTHT) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the five analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $61.20.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on HTHT shares. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of H World Group in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded H World Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded H World Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 3rd.

Institutional Trading of H World Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HTHT. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of H World Group by 54.4% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 504 shares during the period. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in H World Group in the first quarter valued at about $85,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in H World Group by 16.7% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in H World Group by 27.7% during the first quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,111 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 458 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in H World Group by 57.3% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,000 after purchasing an additional 872 shares during the period. 46.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

H World Group Stock Performance

HTHT opened at $44.16 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. H World Group has a 12-month low of $36.56 and a 12-month high of $56.63. The business has a 50 day moving average of $44.22 and a 200-day moving average of $45.56. The stock has a market cap of $13.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.45, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.14.

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) last posted its earnings results on Friday, August 14th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $998.88 million. H World Group had a return on equity of 41.05% and a net margin of 18.90%. On average, equities research analysts expect that H World Group will post 2.60 earnings per share for the current year.

H World Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th were issued a $0.87 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 8th. This represents a yield of 394.0%. This is a drop from H World Group’s previous dividend of $1.30. H World Group’s payout ratio is presently 74.89%.

H World Group Company Profile

H World Group Limited is a hospitality company that develops, owns, leases, manages and franchises a portfolio of hotels. The company operates across multiple market segments, offering economy, midscale, upscale and luxury accommodations under a range of proprietary and internationally recognized brands.

Its Chinese portfolio includes brands such as HanTing Hotel, Hi Inn, Elan Hotel, Ji Hotel, Orange Hotel, Starway Hotel and Manxin Hotel. Through its international operations, H World also manages brands associated with Steigenberger Hotels AG, including Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, IntercityHotel, MAXX by Steigenberger, Jaz in the City and Zleep Hotels.