H World Group (HTHT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.58 to $30.10
• 50-Day Range: $27.56 to $32.80
• 52-Week Range: $27.03 to $42.21
• Volume: 1.02 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.79 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.73 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.52
• Dividend Yield: 4.06%
• Price Target: $47.80
• Consensus Rating: Buy

H World Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

H World Group scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 54th out of 295 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

H World Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

H World Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.86%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for H World Group are expected to grow by 25.86% in the coming year, from $1.74 to $2.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of H World Group is 18.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of H World Group is 18.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.29.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

H World Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

H World Group has a P/B Ratio of 5.65. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.40% of the float of H World Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

H World Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in H World Group has recently increased by 0.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

H World Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.21%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

H World Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of H World Group is 75.16%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, H World Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.25% next year. This indicates that H World Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.40% of the float of H World Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

H World Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in H World Group has recently increased by 0.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

H World Group has a news sentiment score of 1.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for H World Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for HTHT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, H World Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

49.40% of the stock of H World Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.41% of the stock of H World Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HTHT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HTHT shares performed this year?

H World Group's stock was trading at $33.44 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, HTHT stock has decreased by 10.9% and is now trading at $29.81.
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How were H World Group's earnings last quarter?

H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 20th. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.06. The firm earned $846 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $839.89 million. H World Group had a net margin of 16.32% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.32%.

When did H World Group's stock split?

Shares of H World Group split before market open on Friday, May 25th 2018. The 4-1 split was announced on Friday, April 20th 2018. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, May 21st 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.

Who are H World Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of H World Group include Federated Hermes Inc. (0.59%), American Century Companies Inc. (0.53%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.28%) and Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.21%).

How do I buy shares of H World Group?

Shares of HTHT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of H World Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that H World Group investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), JOYY (YY), Applied Materials (AMAT) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/14/2024
• Last Earnings: 8/20/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2024
• Today: 9/20/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels & motels
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HTHT
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1483994
• Web: www.huazhu.com
• Phone: 862161952011
• Fax: 86-21-6195-9500
• Employees: 26,985
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $47.80
• High Stock Price Target: $53.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $43.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +60.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.16
• P/E Growth: 1.12
• Net Income: $575 million
• Net Margins: 16.32%
• Pretax Margin: 22.61%
• Return on Equity: 29.32%
• Return on Assets: 6.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.61
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $23.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.42
• Cash Flow: $2.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.38
• Book Value: $5.28 per share
• Price / Book: 5.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 326,543,000
• Free Float: 165,231,000
• Market Cap: $9.75 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.76