H World Group (HTHT) Competitors

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

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. 1.4% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H World Group has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Restaurant Brands International	$8.41B	2.51	$1.02B	$3.18	20.28
H World Group	$23.89B	0.45	$575M	$1.34	25.55

Is QSR or HTHT more profitable?

H World Group has a net margin of 15.97% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 12.15%. H World Group's return on equity of 30.41% beat Restaurant Brands International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restaurant Brands International	12.15%	28.53%	5.79%
H World Group	15.97%	30.41%	6.04%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International received 194 more outperform votes than H World Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.06% of users gave H World Group an outperform vote while only 60.51% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 682 60.51%	Underperform Votes 445 39.49%
H World Group	Outperform Votes 488 68.06%	Underperform Votes 229 31.94%

Does the media refer more to QSR or HTHT?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 13 more articles in the media than H World Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 4 mentions for H World Group. H World Group's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of 1.00 indicating that H World Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Restaurant Brands International	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
H World Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International presently has a consensus price target of $75.27, suggesting a potential upside of 16.70%. H World Group has a consensus price target of $42.80, suggesting a potential upside of 25.00%. Given H World Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe H World Group is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48
H World Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

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 3.8%. H World Group pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 78.0% 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 141.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

H World Group beats Restaurant Brands International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.