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

Which has better earnings and valuation, HTHT or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International has higher revenue and earnings than H World Group. Restaurant Brands International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H World Group, 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	3.13	$418M	$1.44	23.22
Restaurant Brands International	$8.41B	2.65	$1.02B	$2.95	23.03

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

46.4% of H World Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.4% of H World Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HTHT or QSR a better dividend stock?

H World Group pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. H World Group pays out 131.9% 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 pays out 84.1% 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.

Does the media refer more to HTHT or QSR?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 1 more articles in the media than H World Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 6 mentions for H World Group. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat H World Group's score of 0.84 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Restaurant Brands International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate HTHT or QSR?

H World Group currently has a consensus target price of $40.80, indicating a potential upside of 22.05%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus target price of $75.68, indicating a potential upside of 11.38%. Given H World Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe H World Group is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H World Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Which has more volatility and risk, HTHT or QSR?

H World Group has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HTHT or QSR more profitable?

H World Group has a net margin of 13.74% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 10.82%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 28.94% beat H World Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H World Group	13.74%	27.79%	5.35%
Restaurant Brands International	10.82%	28.94%	5.72%

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats H World Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.