H World Group (HTHT) Competitors

Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) and H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) are both large-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has better valuation & earnings, QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International has higher revenue and earnings than H World Group. H World Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Restaurant Brands International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Restaurant Brands International	$8.41B	2.43	$1.02B	$2.64	23.64
H World Group	$3.27B	3.44	$418M	$1.66	22.07

Is QSR or HTHT a better dividend stock?

Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. H World Group pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 93.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. H World Group pays out 114.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Restaurant Brands International has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to QSR or HTHT?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 2 more articles in the media than H World Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 13 mentions for H World Group. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat H World Group's score of 1.19 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Restaurant Brands International	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
H World Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of QSR or HTHT?

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of H World Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 49.4% of H World Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is QSR or HTHT more profitable?

H World Group has a net margin of 15.54% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 9.43%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 29.54% beat H World Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restaurant Brands International	9.43%	29.54%	5.83%
H World Group	15.54%	28.97%	5.47%

Do analysts rate QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International presently has a consensus price target of $75.04, indicating a potential upside of 20.26%. H World Group has a consensus price target of $40.80, indicating a potential upside of 11.35%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than H World Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
H World Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H World Group has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats H World Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.