253,900 Shares in H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR $HTHT Bought by Aubrey Capital Management Ltd

Key Points

• Aubrey Capital Management Ltd opened a new position in H World Group, buying 253,900 shares valued at about $11.95 million. The stake represents 4.7% of Aubrey’s holdings and about 0.08% of H World Group.
• Other institutional investors also added to HTHT, and hedge funds and other institutions now own 46.41% of the company. Meanwhile, insider Theng Fong Hee sold 31,640 shares in March for roughly $1.61 million.
• H World Group recently reported quarterly EPS of $0.06 on revenue of $932.62 million, and analysts remain mostly positive with a Buy consensus and average price target of $54.80. The company also declared a dividend of $1.30 per share payable May 20.

Aubrey Capital Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:HTHT - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 253,900 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,946,000. H World Group accounts for 4.7% of Aubrey Capital Management Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Aubrey Capital Management Ltd owned 0.08% of H World Group as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in HTHT. Principal Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of H World Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $12,207,000. APG Asset Management N.V. raised its stake in shares of H World Group by 146.8% in the 3rd quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 108,093 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,228,000 after purchasing an additional 64,300 shares during the period. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC acquired a new stake in shares of H World Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $415,000. AI Squared Management Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of H World Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,158,000. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its stake in shares of H World Group by 46.0% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 87,221 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,104,000 after purchasing an additional 27,466 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.41% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Theng Fong Hee sold 31,640 shares of H World Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.96, for a total transaction of $1,612,374.40. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 49.40% of the company's stock.

H World Group Price Performance

NASDAQ:HTHT opened at $47.08 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $51.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.80. The company has a market cap of $14.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.15. H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR has a 52-week low of $30.41 and a 52-week high of $56.63.

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Saturday, February 14th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. H World Group had a return on equity of 37.79% and a net margin of 20.05%.The business had revenue of $932.62 million for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR will post 2.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

H World Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Investors of record on Monday, May 4th will be issued a dividend of $1.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 4th. This represents a yield of 542.0%. H World Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 113.78%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on HTHT shares. Benchmark lifted their price target on H World Group from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. UBS Group raised H World Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $62.40 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of H World Group in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Zacks Research raised H World Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised H World Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, H World Group currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $54.80.

H World Group Profile

H World Group, formerly known as Huazhu Group, is a leading hotel management and franchising company primarily serving the China market. The company operates a broad portfolio of midscale to luxury hotel brands, including Hi Inn, Blossom, Manxin, Madison International, Joya, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure and ibis. Through a network of both directly managed and franchised properties, H World Group caters to business and leisure travelers by offering consistent service standards and loyalty benefits across its brands.

In addition to its core hotel operations, H World Group provides technology-driven hospitality solutions such as centralized reservation systems, revenue management platforms and customer relationship management tools.

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