H World Group (HTHT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company’s loyalty program, H Rewards, enables members to earn points and enjoy tiered benefits at participating properties. H World Group has also formed strategic partnerships to expand its reach, most notably with Accor, which has broadened the group’s international footprint and diversified its service offerings.

Founded in 2005 by industry veteran Ji Qi, H World Group is headquartered in Shanghai, China. The company completed its initial public offering on the NASDAQ under the ticker HTHT in 2018, followed by a secondary listing in Hong Kong. Since its inception, the group has focused on scalable growth through a blend of asset-light franchising and selective property ownership, resulting in a substantial increase in its hotel portfolio over the past decade.

Under the leadership of Chairman and CEO Ji Qi, H World Group continues to refine its brand strategy and digital initiatives to enhance guest experience. The company remains committed to expanding its presence in key domestic markets while exploring opportunities for further international collaboration and brand development.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.51 to $45.68
• 50-Day Range: $44.79 to $56.05
• 52-Week Range: $30.41 to $56.63
• Volume: 2.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.80 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.09
• Dividend Yield: 5.72%
• Price Target: $61.20
• Consensus Rating: Buy

H World Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

H World Group scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 271 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

H World Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

H World Group has a consensus price target of $61.20, representing about 36.6% upside from its current price of $44.79.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

H World Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.62%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for H World Group are expected to grow by 18.62% in the coming year, from $2.47 to $2.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of H World Group is 20.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.96.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of H World Group is 20.09, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.53.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

H World Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.28. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

H World Group has a P/B Ratio of 8.56. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.67% of the float of H World Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

H World Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.55.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in H World Group has recently increased by 3.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

H World Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.49%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

H World Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of H World Group is 114.80%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, H World Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 87.37% in the coming year. This indicates that H World Group may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

H World Group has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for H World Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for HTHT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, H World Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,612,374.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

49.40% of the stock of H World Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.41% of the stock of H World Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/14/2026
• Record date for 5/20 Dividend: 5/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/20 Dividend: 5/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/20/2026
• Today: 5/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: HOTELS & MOTELS
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HTHT
• CIK: 1483994
• Web: www.huazhu.com
• Phone: 862161952011
• Fax: 86-21-6195-9500
• Employees: 26,458
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for H World Group: $61.20
• High Price Target: $62.40
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.13
• P/E Growth: 1.28
• Net Income: $726 million
• Net Margins: 19.22%
• Pretax Margin: 28.68%
• Return on Equity: 39.73%
• Return on Assets: 7.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.49
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $25.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.53
• Cash Flow: $2.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.28
• Book Value: $5.23 per share
• Price / Book: 8.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 307,524,000
• Free Float: 155,607,000
• Market Cap: $13.77 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.15