H World Group (HTHT) Competitors

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

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 5.2%. Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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. 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 increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HTHT or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International has lower revenue, but higher 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	$23.89B	0.47	$575M	$1.34	27.21
Restaurant Brands International	$8.78B	2.64	$1.02B	$2.95	23.98

Does the media prefer HTHT or QSR?

In the previous week, H World Group had 4 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for H World Group and 10 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat H World Group's score of 0.60 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Restaurant Brands International	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, HTHT or QSR?

H World Group has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HTHT or QSR?

H World Group currently has a consensus target price of $40.20, indicating a potential upside of 10.26%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus target price of $75.65, indicating a potential upside of 6.96%. 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
H World Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HTHT or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International received 195 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 60.44% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
H World Group	Outperform Votes 488 68.06%	Underperform Votes 229 31.94%
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 683 60.44%	Underperform Votes 447 39.56%

Is HTHT or QSR 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
H World Group	15.97%	30.41%	6.04%
Restaurant Brands International	12.15%	28.53%	5.79%

Summary

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