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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

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%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	$8.78B	2.59	$1.02B	$2.95	23.49
H World Group	$24.01B	0.45	$575M	$1.44	24.49

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 3.6%. H World Group pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. 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. 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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 49.4% of H World Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H World Group has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor QSR or HTHT?

In the previous week, H World Group had 1 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for H World Group and 6 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat H World Group's score of 0.53 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
H World Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International presently has a consensus target price of $75.91, suggesting a potential upside of 9.54%. H World Group has a consensus target price of $40.80, suggesting a potential upside of 15.71%. Given H World Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
H World Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QSR or HTHT?

Restaurant Brands International received 195 more outperform votes than H World Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.11% of users gave H World Group an outperform vote while only 60.48% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 684 60.48%	Underperform Votes 447 39.52%
H World Group	Outperform Votes 489 68.11%	Underperform Votes 229 31.89%

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats H World Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.