Schroder Investment Management Group Purchases 690,149 Shares of H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR $HTHT

Key Points

• Schroder Investment Management Group bought 690,149 shares in Q3, raising its stake to 13,177,593 shares (4.28% of H World) worth about $515.4 million.
• Analyst sentiment is generally positive — five Buy ratings and one Hold give a MarketBeat consensus of Moderate Buy with an average target price of $47, and Benchmark recently raised its target to $52.
• H World stock opened at $50.51, trades near its 50‑day/200‑day averages ($50.82/$44.68), has a market cap of $15.55 billion and a P/E ratio of 29.03.

Schroder Investment Management Group increased its position in H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:HTHT - Free Report) by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,177,593 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 690,149 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned 4.28% of H World Group worth $515,376,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in HTHT. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in H World Group by 81.0% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,450 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 649 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of H World Group by 82.2% during the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,146 shares of the company's stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 968 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of H World Group by 889.5% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,266 shares of the company's stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 2,037 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in H World Group by 1,307.3% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,716 shares of the company's stock valued at $92,000 after purchasing an additional 2,523 shares during the period. Finally, Raiffeisen Bank International AG bought a new position in H World Group during the 2nd quarter worth $174,000. 46.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HTHT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of H World Group in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded H World Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. Zacks Research lowered H World Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Benchmark upped their target price on H World Group from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $47.00.

H World Group Stock Performance

Shares of H World Group stock opened at $50.51 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $50.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $44.68. H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR has a 1-year low of $30.20 and a 1-year high of $56.63. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The company has a market cap of $15.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.03, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.11.

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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