Two Sigma Investments LP Has $5.61 Million Stock Holdings in H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT)

Two Sigma Investments LP reduced its position in shares of H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT - Free Report) by 66.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 169,799 shares of the company's stock after selling 339,919 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP owned approximately 0.05% of H World Group worth $5,608,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in HTHT. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in H World Group by 13.5% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,467 shares of the company's stock worth $181,000 after buying an additional 650 shares during the period. abrdn plc raised its stake in H World Group by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. abrdn plc now owns 114,030 shares of the company's stock worth $3,791,000 after purchasing an additional 1,751 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in H World Group by 109.4% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 251,056 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,292,000 after purchasing an additional 131,189 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd grew its position in shares of H World Group by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 8,778 shares of the company's stock worth $290,000 after purchasing an additional 936 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of H World Group by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 32,242 shares of the company's stock worth $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 3,547 shares during the period. 46.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of H World Group in a research report on Monday, March 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on H World Group from $43.00 to $42.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. HSBC cut shares of H World Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $32.40 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res lowered shares of H World Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $40.80.

H World Group Price Performance

NASDAQ HTHT traded down $0.88 during trading on Friday, hitting $35.06. 1,039,745 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,023,138. The company has a market cap of $10.76 billion, a PE ratio of 21.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. H World Group Limited has a fifty-two week low of $27.03 and a fifty-two week high of $42.98. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $35.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $34.60.

H World Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a -- dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th were given a $0.95 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 9th. This represents a yield of 4.1%. This is a positive change from H World Group's previous -- dividend of $0.34. H World Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 131.94%.

About H World Group

H World Group Limited develops leased and owned, manachised, and franchised hotels in the People's Republic of China. The company operates hotels under its own brands, such as HanTing Hotel, Ni Hao Hotel, Hi Inn, Elan Hotel, Zleep Hotels, Ibis Hotel, JI Hotel, Orange Hotel, Starway Hotel, Ibis Styles Hotel, CitiGO Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, IntercityHotel, Manxin Hotel, Mercure Hotel, Madison Hotel, Novotel Hotel, Joya Hotel, Blossom House, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, MAXX by Steigenberger, Jaz in the City, Grand Mercure, Steigenberger Icon, and Song Hotels.