B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Raises Stock Position in H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR $HTHT

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG increased its stake in H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) by 67.8% in Q4 to 142,947 shares, valued at about $6.73 million.
• Multiple analysts have recently upgraded HTHT (Zacks to "strong-buy", UBS/Benchmark/Weiss/Wall Street Zen to "buy"), leaving a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus target price of $54.80.
• H World declared a $1.30 dividend payable on May 20 with a record/ex-dividend date of May 4, and reported a dividend payout ratio of 70.22%.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG grew its holdings in shares of H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:HTHT - Free Report) by 67.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 142,947 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 57,751 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in H World Group were worth $6,726,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of H World Group by 81.0% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,450 shares of the company's stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 649 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of H World Group during the third quarter worth approximately $66,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its stake in shares of H World Group by 889.5% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,266 shares of the company's stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 2,037 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in shares of H World Group by 1,307.3% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,716 shares of the company's stock worth $92,000 after buying an additional 2,523 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of H World Group by 1,712.7% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,009 shares of the company's stock worth $142,000 after buying an additional 2,843 shares during the period. 46.41% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on HTHT. Zacks Research upgraded shares of H World Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. UBS Group upgraded shares of H World Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $62.40 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Benchmark upped their target price on shares of H World Group from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of H World Group in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of H World Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have assigned a Buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $54.80.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other H World Group news, Director Theng Fong Hee sold 31,640 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.96, for a total value of $1,612,374.40. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 49.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

H World Group Stock Performance

Shares of H World Group stock opened at $52.09 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.17. H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR has a 52 week low of $30.41 and a 52 week high of $56.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm's 50 day moving average is $52.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.94.

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Saturday, February 14th. The company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $932.62 million for the quarter. H World Group had a net margin of 20.05% and a return on equity of 37.79%. Research analysts forecast that H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR will post 2.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

H World Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 4th will be paid a $1.30 dividend. This represents a yield of 518.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 4th. H World Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 70.22%.

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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