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

Shares of H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:HTHT) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $61.20.

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on HTHT. Zacks Research cut shares of H World Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered H World Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised H World Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, July 12th.

Institutional Trading of H World Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in H World Group by 71.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 8,334,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,143,000 after purchasing an additional 3,483,760 shares during the period. Kontiki Capital Management HK Ltd. increased its stake in H World Group by 49.6% in the fourth quarter. Kontiki Capital Management HK Ltd. now owns 3,703,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,263,000 after acquiring an additional 1,228,617 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in H World Group by 359.1% during the third quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,137,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,495,000 after purchasing an additional 889,869 shares in the last quarter. True Light Capital Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of H World Group during the 4th quarter worth $37,602,000. Finally, Capital International Inc. CA lifted its holdings in shares of H World Group by 406.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Inc. CA now owns 840,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,530,000 after acquiring an additional 674,438 shares during the last quarter. 46.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

H World Group Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of HTHT stock opened at $41.55 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $43.64 and a 200-day moving average of $48.50. The stock has a market cap of $12.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.13. H World Group has a 52-week low of $30.41 and a 52-week high of $56.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93.

About H World Group

H World Group, formerly known as Huazhu Group, is a leading hotel management and franchising company primarily serving the China market. The company operates a broad portfolio of midscale to luxury hotel brands, including Hi Inn, Blossom, Manxin, Madison International, Joya, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure and ibis. Through a network of both directly managed and franchised properties, H World Group caters to business and leisure travelers by offering consistent service standards and loyalty benefits across its brands.

In addition to its core hotel operations, H World Group provides technology-driven hospitality solutions such as centralized reservation systems, revenue management platforms and customer relationship management tools.