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

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%

Which has more volatility & 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.

Which has better valuation and earnings, HTHT or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International has lower revenue, but higher 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	$24.01B	0.43	$418M	$1.44	23.11
Restaurant Brands International	$8.78B	2.60	$1.02B	$2.95	23.56

Do analysts recommend HTHT or QSR?

H World Group presently has a consensus target price of $40.80, suggesting a potential upside of 22.60%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus target price of $75.65, suggesting a potential upside of 8.83%. 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)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Do insiders & institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor HTHT or QSR?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 6 more articles in the media than H World Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 3 mentions for H World Group. H World Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of 0.90 indicating that H World Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
H World Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Restaurant Brands International	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 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 $1.90 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.

Summary

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