H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Shares of H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the seven analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $44.40.

HTHT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Hsbc Global Res cut shares of H World Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Benchmark reduced their target price on shares of H World Group from $53.00 to $48.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, HSBC downgraded shares of H World Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $32.40 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday.

Institutional Trading of H World Group

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HTHT. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of H World Group during the third quarter worth approximately $81,840,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of H World Group by 0.9% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,285,870 shares of the company's stock worth $47,455,000 after acquiring an additional 11,684 shares during the period. TT International Asset Management LTD purchased a new position in H World Group during the third quarter worth about $24,915,000. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in H World Group by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 508,422 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,961,000 after purchasing an additional 51,213 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its holdings in H World Group by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 507,892 shares of the company's stock valued at $18,894,000 after purchasing an additional 28,953 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.41% of the company's stock.

H World Group Price Performance

Shares of H World Group stock traded up $1.07 on Wednesday, reaching $32.57. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,650,991 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,587,123. 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 stock has a 50-day moving average price of $32.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.14. The company has a market capitalization of $10.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.74, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.70. H World Group has a 52-week low of $27.03 and a 52-week high of $42.98.

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.67 by ($0.09). H World Group had a net margin of 15.97% and a return on equity of 30.41%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.56 earnings per share. Analysts expect that H World Group will post 1.65 EPS for the current year.

H World Group Company 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.