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

Does the media favor QSR or HTHT?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 22 more articles in the media than H World Group. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 11 mentions for H World Group. H World Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of 0.54 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
H World Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 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 3.8%. H World Group pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. 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 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 has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Which has stronger earnings & 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	2.54	$1.02B	$2.64	24.68
H World Group	$3.27B	3.11	$418M	$1.44	23.07

Which has more risk & volatility, QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H World Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus price target of $75.04, indicating a potential upside of 15.16%. H World Group has a consensus price target of $40.80, indicating a potential upside of 22.82%. Given H World Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 more profitable?

H World Group has a net margin of 13.74% 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	13.74%	27.79%	5.35%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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