Brokerages Set H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) Price Target at $43.85

H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $43.85.

HTHT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of H World Group in a report on Monday, March 31st. HSBC downgraded 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 report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res cut H World Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th.

Institutional Trading of H World Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HTHT. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of H World Group in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in H World Group by 21.2% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,839 shares of the company's stock valued at $160,000 after acquiring an additional 845 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in H World Group by 13.5% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,467 shares of the company's stock worth $181,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in H World Group during the fourth quarter worth about $196,000. Finally, Confluence Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of H World Group during the first quarter worth about $209,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 46.41% of the company's stock.

H World Group Price Performance

NASDAQ HTHT traded down $1.13 on Monday, hitting $33.41. The company had a trading volume of 816,955 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,003,662. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The company's fifty day moving average price is $35.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.96. The company has a market capitalization of $10.47 billion, a PE ratio of 20.25, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.60. H World Group has a 12-month low of $27.03 and a 12-month high of $42.98.

H World Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a -- dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be issued a $0.95 dividend. This is a positive change from H World Group's previous -- dividend of $0.34. This represents a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 9th. H World Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 141.79%.

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.