H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $43.85.

HTHT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Hsbc Global Res downgraded shares of 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 report on Monday, March 31st. Finally, HSBC downgraded H World Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $32.40 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th.

H World Group Stock Performance

HTHT stock opened at $34.48 on Monday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $35.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.90, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.88. H World Group has a 1 year low of $27.03 and a 1 year high of $42.98.

H World Group Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. RV Capital AG lifted its position in H World Group by 7.0% in the first quarter. RV Capital AG now owns 659,652 shares of the company's stock worth $24,414,000 after purchasing an additional 43,315 shares during the period. Confluence Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of H World Group in the 1st quarter worth $209,000. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ acquired a new stake in shares of H World Group in the fourth quarter valued at $1,255,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its holdings in shares of H World Group by 135.1% in the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 30,896 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,020,000 after buying an additional 17,756 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in H World Group by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,496,643 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,434,000 after buying an additional 95,737 shares in the last quarter. 46.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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