H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) Shares Sold by Capital International Sarl

Capital International Sarl lowered its position in shares of H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT - Free Report) by 18.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 104,017 shares of the company's stock after selling 23,231 shares during the quarter. Capital International Sarl's holdings in H World Group were worth $3,436,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of H World Group by 13.5% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,467 shares of the company's stock valued at $181,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares during the last quarter. DnB Asset Management AS grew its position in H World Group by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. DnB Asset Management AS now owns 14,691 shares of the company's stock valued at $485,000 after acquiring an additional 784 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in shares of H World Group by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 34,688 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,146,000 after acquiring an additional 791 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its position in H World Group by 21.2% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,839 shares of the company's stock valued at $160,000 after purchasing an additional 845 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its position in H World Group by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 8,778 shares of the company's stock valued at $290,000 after purchasing an additional 936 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.41% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on HTHT. Hsbc Global Res lowered H World Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of H World Group in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Finally, HSBC lowered H World Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $32.40 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $43.85.

H World Group Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of HTHT traded up $0.48 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $35.43. 2,280,379 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,000,659. H World Group Limited has a 1-year low of $27.03 and a 1-year high of $42.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company has a market capitalization of $11.10 billion, a PE ratio of 21.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.60. The business has a 50 day moving average of $35.88 and a 200 day moving average of $35.00.

H World Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a -- dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.95 per share. This is a positive change from H World Group's previous -- dividend of $0.34. This represents a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 9th. H World Group's payout ratio is 141.79%.

H World Group Profile

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.