Analyzing H World Group (HTHT) & Its Rivals

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) is one of 382 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare H World Group to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Dividends

H World Group pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. H World Group pays out 74.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 38.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares H World Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H World Group	18.90%	41.05%	8.07%
H World Group Competitors	8.57%	-41.62%	2.16%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for H World Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H World Group	0	1	3	0	2.75
H World Group Competitors	3818	17309	25630	907	2.50

H World Group currently has a consensus price target of $61.20, indicating a potential upside of 20.83%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 58.69%. Given H World Group’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe H World Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.4% of H World Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 49.4% of H World Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares H World Group and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
H World Group	$3.62 billion	$726.00 million	22.31
H World Group Competitors	$3.43 billion	$250.18 million	-157.80

H World Group has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. H World Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

H World Group has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H World Group’s peers have a beta of 1.44, meaning that their average stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

H World Group beats its peers on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About H World Group

H World Group Limited is a hotel company that develops, operates, franchises and manages hotels. Its business includes both directly operated properties and hotels run by third-party owners under its brands and management or franchise arrangements. The company’s portfolio includes brands serving different market segments, such as HanTing, JI Hotel and Crystal Orange in China, as well as Steigenberger, IntercityHotel and Zleep Hotels through its European operations. Its offerings range from economy and midscale lodging to upscale hotels.