H World Group (HTHT) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer HTHT or QSR?

H World Group currently has a consensus target price of $40.80, suggesting a potential upside of 4.48%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus target price of $75.04, suggesting a potential upside of 10.85%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than H World Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H World Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Which has more volatility & risk, HTHT or QSR?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HTHT or QSR?

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
H World Group	$3.27B	3.67	$418M	$1.66	23.52
Restaurant Brands International	$8.41B	2.64	$1.02B	$2.64	25.64

Is HTHT or QSR 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
H World Group	15.54%	28.97%	5.47%
Restaurant Brands International	9.43%	29.54%	5.83%

Does the media prefer HTHT or QSR?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 2 more articles in the media than H World Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 3 mentions for H World Group. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat H World Group's score of 0.11 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is HTHT or QSR a better dividend stock?

H World Group pays an annual dividend of $1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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 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. Restaurant Brands International has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HTHT or QSR?

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

Summary

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