Should I buy or sell H World Group stock right now?

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for H World Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "strong buy" HTHT shares. View HTHT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is H World Group's stock price target for 2024?

2 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for H World Group's shares. Their HTHT share price targets range from $57.20 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $60.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 73.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for HTHT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have HTHT shares performed in 2023?

H World Group's stock was trading at $42.42 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, HTHT stock has decreased by 17.6% and is now trading at $34.94. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here .

Are investors shorting H World Group?

H World Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,830,000 shares, a decrease of 14.3% from the October 31st total of 10,300,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,260,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.0 days. Currently, 2.9% of the company's shares are sold short. View H World Group's Short Interest .

When is H World Group's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, March 25th 2024. View our HTHT earnings forecast .

How were H World Group's earnings last quarter?

H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 24th. The company reported ($0.15) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $547 million for the quarter. H World Group had a net margin of 15.86% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.27%. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.11) earnings per share.

How often does H World Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for H World Group?

H World Group announced a Variable dividend on Wednesday, November 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 21st will be given a dividend of $0.93 per share on Wednesday, January 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 20th. Read our dividend analysis for HTHT .

Is H World Group a good dividend stock?

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.00%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 43.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HTHT will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.58% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for HTHT .

What ETFs hold H World Group's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF (PGJ) , Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ) , Global X China Consumer ETF (CHIQ) , Direxion Daily Travel & Vacation Bull 2X Shares (OOTO) , ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF (JRNY) , Matthews China Active ETF (MCH) , JPMorgan Active China ETF (JCHI) and iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) .

When did H World Group's stock split?

H World Group shares split on the morning of Friday, May 25th 2018. The 4-1 split was announced on Friday, April 20th 2018. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, May 21st 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.

What other stocks do shareholders of H World Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other H World Group investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA) , NVIDIA (NVDA) , Micron Technology (MU) , CA (CA) , JOYY (YY) , Applied Materials (AMAT) , Netflix (NFLX) , PayPal (PYPL) , Baidu (BIDU) and Lam Research (LRCX) .

Who are H World Group's major shareholders?

H World Group's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Invesco Ltd. (8.45%), Schroder Investment Management Group (4.70%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.07%), Morgan Stanley (0.91%), Veritas Asset Management LLP (0.66%) and American Century Companies Inc. (0.63%).

How do I buy shares of H World Group?

Shares of HTHT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull , Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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

$34.29

-0.65 (-1.86%)

(As of 11:27 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $33.95
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$34.66
50-Day Range: $34.08
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$39.43
52-Week Range: $33.74
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$53.52

Volume: 597,790 shs
Average Volume: 1.44 million shs
Market Capitalization: $11.20 billion

P/E Ratio: 25.03
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $60.60

H World Group MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Strong Buy
3.50 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 73.4% Upside
$60.60 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
2.91% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 1.11
Based on 7 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.47%
From $1.72 to $1.90 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

3.01 out of 5 stars

Consumer Discretionary Sector

23rd out of 228 stocks

Hotels & Motels Industry

3rd out of 24 stocks

3.8

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
H World Group has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $60.60, H World Group has a forecasted upside of 73.4% from its current price of $34.94.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
H World Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

4.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.91% 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 7.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in H World Group has recently decreased by 14.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
H World Group does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
H World Group has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of H World Group is 43.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, H World Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.58% next year. This indicates that H World Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for HTHT.

4.0

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
H World Group has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for H World Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
9 people have searched for HTHT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 350% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
5 people have added H World Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, H World Group insiders have not sold or bought any 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
46.67% 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.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for H World Group are expected to grow by 10.47% in the coming year, from $1.72 to $1.90 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of H World Group is 25.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.63.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of H World Group is 25.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.33.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
H World Group has a P/B Ratio of 8.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About H World Group Stock (NASDAQ:HTHT)

H World Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops leased and owned, manachised, and franchised hotels primarily 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. The company was formerly known as Huazhu Group Limited and changed its name to H World Group Limited in June 2022. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

HTHT Stock Price History

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HTHT Stock News Headlines

December 5, 2023 | msn.com

Wall Street Analysts Believe H World Group (HTHT) Could Rally 61.57%: Here's is How to Trade

December 4, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) Short Interest Update

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November 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

H World Group Limited Announces Cash Dividend

November 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

November 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) Receives "Buy" Rating from Benchmark

November 28, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Positive Report for H World Group (HTHT) from Benchmark Co.

November 27, 2023 | finanznachrichten.de

H World Group Limited: H World Announces Q3 Financial Results, Continuous Revenue Growth Exceeds Guidance Legacy-Huazhu's RevPAR Hits a New High

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H World Group Limited 2023 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

November 24, 2023 | msn.com

Chinese Hotel Management Company H World's Q3 Sales Jump, Thanks To Summer Holiday Travel Season & Business Travel Recovery

November 24, 2023 | msn.com

H World Group (HTHT) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

November 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

H World Announces Q3 Financial Results, Continuous Revenue Growth Exceeds Guidance Legacy-Huazhu's RevPAR Hits a New High

November 24, 2023 | sfgate.com

H World Group: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

November 24, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

H World Group Turns To Profit In Q3

November 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

H World Group Limited Reports Third Quarter of 2023 Unaudited Financial Results

November 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

H World Group Limited Reports Third Quarter of 2023 Unaudited Financial Results

November 23, 2023 | benzinga.com

Earnings Outlook For H World Group

November 22, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Is It Time To Consider Buying H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT)?

November 18, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

H World Group (HTHT) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

November 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

H World Group Attends CIIE's International Investment Promotion and Investment China Closed-Door Dinner Party

November 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

H World Group Limited Schedules Third Quarter of 2023 Earnings Release on November 24, 2023

November 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Investors Could Be Concerned With H World Group's (NASDAQ:HTHT) Returns On Capital

November 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

H World Attended Business China's Future China Global Forum 2023

November 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Does H World Group (HTHT) Have the Potential to Rally 53.05% as Wall Street Analysts Expect?

October 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

H World Announces Preliminary Q3 Operating Results Over 9,000 Hotels in Operation Legacy-Huazhu's RevPAR Recovers To 129% Of The 2019 Level

October 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

H World Group Limited Announces Preliminary Results for Hotel Operations in the Third Quarter of 2023

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 11/24/2021
Today: 12/08/2023
Ex-Dividend for 1/17 Dividend: 12/20/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023
Dividend Payable: 1/17/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/25/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Hotels & motels
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HTHT
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1483994
Web: www.huazhu.com
Phone: 862161952011
Fax: 86-21-6195-9500
Employees: 24,335
Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $60.60
High Stock Price Target: $64.00
Low Stock Price Target: $57.20
Potential Upside/Downside: +73.4%
Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.50
Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.37
Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.50
Forward P/E Ratio: 20.31
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $-264,000,000.00
Net Margins: 15.86%
Pretax Margin: 22.19%
Return on Equity: 26.27%
Return on Assets: 5.00%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
Current Ratio: 0.73
Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $2.01 billion
Price / Sales: 5.68
Cash Flow: N/A
Price / Cash Flow: N/A
Book Value: $4.02 per share
Price / Book: 8.69

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 326,540,000
Free Float: 165,231,000
Market Cap: $11.41 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.94

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Key Executives

Mr. Qi Ji (Age 56)
Founder & Executive Chairman
Mr. Jiong Wu (Age 55)
Co-Founder & Independent Director
Ms. Tong Tong Zhao (Age 56)
Co-Founder & Independent Director
Mr. Hui Jin (Age 45)
Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Xinxin Liu (Age 45)
President
Ms. Jihong He (Age 52)
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Dong Li
Chief Accounting Officer & Deputy CFO
Mr. Jason Chen
Investor Relations Director
Ms. Hui Chen (Age 56)
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Yao Chen
Company Secretary & Director of Legal Affairs

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Institutional Ownership

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HTHT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell H World Group stock right now?: 2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for H World Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "strong buy" HTHT shares.
View HTHT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is H World Group's stock price target for 2024?: 2 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for H World Group's shares. Their HTHT share price targets range from $57.20 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $60.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 73.4% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for HTHT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have HTHT shares performed in 2023?: H World Group's stock was trading at $42.42 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, HTHT stock has decreased by 17.6% and is now trading at $34.94.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.
Are investors shorting H World Group?: H World Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,830,000 shares, a decrease of 14.3% from the October 31st total of 10,300,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,260,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.0 days. Currently, 2.9% of the company's shares are sold short.
View H World Group's Short Interest.
When is H World Group's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, March 25th 2024.
View our HTHT earnings forecast.
How were H World Group's earnings last quarter?: H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 24th. The company reported ($0.15) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $547 million for the quarter. H World Group had a net margin of 15.86% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.27%. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.11) earnings per share.
How often does H World Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for H World Group?: H World Group announced a Variable dividend on Wednesday, November 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 21st will be given a dividend of $0.93 per share on Wednesday, January 17th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 20th.
Read our dividend analysis for HTHT.

Is H World Group a good dividend stock?: H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.00%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 43.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HTHT will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.58% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for HTHT.
What ETFs hold H World Group's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF (PGJ), Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ), Global X China Consumer ETF (CHIQ), Direxion Daily Travel & Vacation Bull 2X Shares (OOTO), ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF (JRNY), Matthews China Active ETF (MCH), JPMorgan Active China ETF (JCHI) and iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI).
When did H World Group's stock split?: H World Group shares split on the morning of Friday, May 25th 2018. The 4-1 split was announced on Friday, April 20th 2018. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, May 21st 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.
What other stocks do shareholders of H World Group own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other H World Group investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), CA (CA), JOYY (YY), Applied Materials (AMAT), Netflix (NFLX), PayPal (PYPL), Baidu (BIDU) and Lam Research (LRCX).
Who are H World Group's major shareholders?: H World Group's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Invesco Ltd. (8.45%), Schroder Investment Management Group (4.70%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.07%), Morgan Stanley (0.91%), Veritas Asset Management LLP (0.66%) and American Century Companies Inc. (0.63%).
How do I buy shares of H World Group?: Shares of HTHT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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H World Group Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:HTHT)

H World Group MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About H World Group Stock (NASDAQ:HTHT)

HTHT Stock Price History

HTHT Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Social Links

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Institutional Ownership

HTHT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™