H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $44.40.

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Benchmark dropped their target price on shares of H World Group from $53.00 to $48.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. HSBC lowered H World Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $32.40 price target on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res cut H World Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th.

Institutional Trading of H World Group

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. bought a new stake in H World Group during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of H World Group by 293.2% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $179,000 after buying an additional 3,592 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in H World Group by 21.2% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,839 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,000 after purchasing an additional 845 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust acquired a new position in H World Group in the third quarter valued at $210,000. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of H World Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $196,000. 46.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

H World Group Price Performance

HTHT opened at $32.98 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.88. H World Group has a 52 week low of $27.03 and a 52 week high of $42.98. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $32.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.33 billion, a PE ratio of 19.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.70.

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by ($0.09). H World Group had a net margin of 15.97% and a return on equity of 30.41%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.56 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that H World Group will post 1.65 earnings per share for the current year.

H World Group Company Profile

H World Group Limited develops leased and owned, manachised, and franchised hotels in the People's Republic of China. The company operates hotels under its own brands, such as HanTing Hotel, Ni Hao Hotel, Hi Inn, Elan Hotel, Zleep Hotels, Ibis Hotel, JI Hotel, Orange Hotel, Starway Hotel, Ibis Styles Hotel, CitiGO Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, IntercityHotel, Manxin Hotel, Mercure Hotel, Madison Hotel, Novotel Hotel, Joya Hotel, Blossom House, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, MAXX by Steigenberger, Jaz in the City, Grand Mercure, Steigenberger Icon, and Song Hotels.