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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H World Group has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	2.64	$1.02B	$2.64	25.61
H World Group	$3.27B	3.62	$418M	$1.66	23.21

Do analysts recommend QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International presently has a consensus price target of $75.42, suggesting a potential upside of 11.54%. H World Group has a consensus price target of $40.80, suggesting a potential upside of 5.89%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher probable upside, equities 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)	13 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
H World Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

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%

Does the media favor QSR or HTHT?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 3 more articles in the media than H World Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 6 mentions for H World Group. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat H World Group's score of 0.84 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
H World Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 3.7%. H World Group pays an annual dividend of $1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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 95.2% 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.

Summary

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