H World Group (HTHT) Competitors

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) and Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) are both large-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HTHT or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than H World Group. H World Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Restaurant Brands International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
H World Group	$24.29B	0.45	$418M	$1.66	21.48
Restaurant Brands International	$9.11B	2.26	$1.02B	$2.64	23.78

Which has more risk & volatility, HTHT or QSR?

H World Group has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HTHT or QSR?

H World Group presently has a consensus price target of $40.80, indicating a potential upside of 14.45%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus price target of $75.04, indicating a potential upside of 19.53%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than H World Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H World Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the media refer more to HTHT or QSR?

In the previous week, H World Group had 7 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for H World Group and 14 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat H World Group's score of 0.35 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
H World Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Restaurant Brands International	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HTHT or QSR?

46.4% of H World Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by institutional investors. 49.4% of H World Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is HTHT or QSR more profitable?

H World Group has a net margin of 15.54% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 9.43%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 29.54% beat H World Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H World Group	15.54%	28.97%	5.47%
Restaurant Brands International	9.43%	29.54%	5.83%

Is HTHT or QSR a better dividend stock?

H World Group pays an annual dividend of $1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. H World Group pays out 95.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Restaurant Brands International pays out 93.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Restaurant Brands International has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats H World Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.