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

Key Points

• Analysts give H World Group a “Moderate Buy” consensus: three analysts rate the stock a buy and two recommend holding it, with an average 12-month price target of $61.20.
• H World reported quarterly EPS of $0.78, exceeding estimates of $0.74, while revenue reached $1.05 billion versus the $998.88 million consensus forecast.
• The company reduced its dividend to $0.87 per share from $1.30, while institutional investors own 46.41% of outstanding shares.

H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:HTHT - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the five analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $61.20.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating on shares of H World Group in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded H World Group from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised H World Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday.

H World Group Price Performance

Shares of HTHT opened at $41.78 on Friday. The company's 50-day moving average is $44.23 and its 200-day moving average is $45.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.85 billion, a PE ratio of 18.41, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.14. H World Group has a fifty-two week low of $36.56 and a fifty-two week high of $56.63.

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 17th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $998.88 million. H World Group had a net margin of 18.90% and a return on equity of 41.05%. Equities analysts forecast that H World Group will post 2.6 EPS for the current year.

H World Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th were given a dividend of $0.87 per share. This represents a yield of 394.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 8th. This is a negative change from H World Group's previous dividend of $1.30. H World Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 74.89%.

Institutional Trading of H World Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HTHT. National Pension Service raised its position in shares of H World Group by 64.8% in the second quarter. National Pension Service now owns 102,774 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,288,000 after buying an additional 40,405 shares in the last quarter. Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in H World Group during the second quarter worth approximately $4,572,000. Polymer Capital Management HK LTD grew its position in H World Group by 1,867.3% during the fourth quarter. Polymer Capital Management HK LTD now owns 108,200 shares of the company's stock worth $5,091,000 after buying an additional 102,700 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Inc. CA increased its stake in H World Group by 406.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Inc. CA now owns 840,173 shares of the company's stock worth $39,530,000 after acquiring an additional 674,438 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Group LLC acquired a new position in H World Group in the 4th quarter valued at $7,539,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.41% of the company's stock.

H World Group Company Profile

H World Group Limited is a hospitality company that develops, owns, leases, manages and franchises a portfolio of hotels. The company operates across multiple market segments, offering economy, midscale, upscale and luxury accommodations under a range of proprietary and internationally recognized brands.

Its Chinese portfolio includes brands such as HanTing Hotel, Hi Inn, Elan Hotel, Ji Hotel, Orange Hotel, Starway Hotel and Manxin Hotel. Through its international operations, H World also manages brands associated with Steigenberger Hotels AG, including Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, IntercityHotel, MAXX by Steigenberger, Jaz in the City and Zleep Hotels.

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