Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT

$31.10

0.64%

Market Cap: 9.74B

About: H World Group Ltd is a multi-brand hotel group in China with international operations. It operates in the leased, manachised, and franchised models. The company has two operating segments; legacy Huazhu and legacy DH. Its brand and product offering includes Economy hotel brands: HanTing Hotel, Ni Hao Hotel, Hi Inn, Elan Hotel, Zleep Hotels, and Ibis Hotel, Midscale hotel brands: JI Hotel, Orange Hotel, Starway Hotel and Ibis Styles Hotel, Upper midscale hotel brands: Crystal Orange Hotel, IntercityHotel, Manxin Hotel, Mercure Hotel, Madison Hotel, Novotel Hotel, CitiGO Hotel and MAXX by Steigenberger, Upscale hotel brands: Joya Hotel, Blossom House, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, Jaz in the City, and Grand Mercure; and Luxury hotel brand: Steigenberger Icon and Song Hotels.

Employees: 26,985

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Funds holding %

of 6,702 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 7 analysts

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News positive %

of 4 articles

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q1 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

87% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.81M | Put options by funds: $2.57M

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 [Q4 2023] → 14 (+4) [Q1 2024]

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.06B [Q4 2023] → $5.58B (+$520M) [Q1 2024]

0.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 4.75% [Q4 2023] → 4.53% (-0.23%) [Q1 2024]

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 227 [Q4 2023] → 206 (-21) [Q1 2024]

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 86

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 50

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Research analyst outlook

7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price forecasts over the past 6 months

Low target

$40

29%

upside

Avg. target

$48

54%

upside

High target

$64

106%

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7 analyst ratings

7 positive

100%

0 neutral

0%

0 negative

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JP Morgan Andre Chang	54%upside $48	Overweight Maintained	21 May 2024
CLSA	51%upside $47	Buy Reinstated	26 Apr 2024
Macquarie Sunny Chow	54%upside $48	Outperform Initiated	19 Apr 2024
Benchmark Fawne Jiang	106%upside $64	Buy Reiterated	22 Mar 2024
JP Morgan Andre Chang	45%upside $45	Overweight Maintained	22 Mar 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about HTHT published over the past 30 days

H World Group Limited Announces Shareholder Return Plan

SINGAPORE and SHANGHAI, China, July 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) (“H World” or the “Company”), a leading and fast-growing hotel group, today announced that, in order to enhance shareholder value, its board of directors (the “Board”) has approved a three-year shareholder return plan with an aggregate amount of distributions that may be made to the Company's shareholders of up to US$2,000,000,000, effective from July 23, 2024 (the “Shareholder Return Plan”). Under the Shareholder Return Plan, the Board has the sole discretion to: (i) declare and distribute ordinary dividends semi-annually, the aggregate amount of which for each financial year shall be no less than 60% of the Company's net income in such financial year (the “Amended Dividend Policy”), and (ii) declare and distribute, from time to time, special dividends and/or make repurchases of American depositary shares (“ADS”) pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program (as defined below), considering the financial position of the Company and otherwise in accordance with its articles of association and Cayman Islands law. The Company has also amended and replaced its existing ordinary dividend policy with the Amended Dividend Policy.

H World Group Limited Announces Shareholder Return Plan

H World Group Limited Announces Changes in Board Composition

SHANGHAI, July 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) (“H World” or the “Company”), a key player in the global hotel industry, today announced that (i) Mr. Shangzhi Zhang will step down as a director of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) and serve as an observer of the Board, effective from July 2, 2024, and (ii) Ms. Jie Zheng, a senior advisor of the Company and a supervisory board member of Steigenberger Hotels GmbH, a subsidiary of the Company, will serve as an executive director of the Board, effective from the same date.

H World Group Limited Announces Changes in Board Composition

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H World Group Limited Announces Voting Results of 2024 Annual General Meeting

SHANGHAI, June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) (“H World” or the “Company”), a key player in the global hotel industry, today announced that the 2024 annual general meeting of the Company (the “AGM”) was held on June 27, 2024. During the AGM, the following proposed resolutions were duly passed:

H World Group Limited Announces Voting Results of 2024 Annual General Meeting

H World: Focus On Short-Term Outlook And Long-Term Prospects

HTHT expects a slower pace of revenue growth for Q2 as per its guidance, and industry data suggests that the Mainland Chinese hotel industry has underperformed in this year's Labor Day holiday in May. But H World's long-term outlook is favorable, taking into consideration its potential to penetrate new Chinese cities and the shift towards a capital-light model for its overseas hotel business. HTHT is still rated as a Hold following an assessment of the company's prospects for the near term and the long run.

H World: Focus On Short-Term Outlook And Long-Term Prospects

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H World (HTHT) Q1 Earnings Miss, Revenues Surpass Estimates

H World's (HTHT) first-quarter 2024 results reflect growth in hotel openings and increased RevPAR, driving notable contributions from its two reportable segments.

H World (HTHT) Q1 Earnings Miss, Revenues Surpass Estimates

H World Group Limited (HTHT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT ) Q1 2024 Results Conference Call May 19, 2024 9:00 PM ET Company Participants Jason Chen - Investor Relations Director Ji Qi - Chairman Jin Hui - Chief Executive Officer Zou Jun - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Roland Leung - Bank of America Dan Xu - Morgan Stanley Simon Cheung - Goldman Sachs Lydia Ling - Citi Sijie Lin - CICC Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to H World Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call.

H World Group Limited (HTHT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

H World Group Limited Reports First Quarter of 2024 Unaudited Financial Results

SINGAPORE and SHANGHAI, China, May 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) (“H World”, the “Company”, “we” or “our”), a key player in the global hotel industry, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

H World Group Limited Reports First Quarter of 2024 Unaudited Financial Results

Zacks Investment Research

H World Group (HTHT) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in Store?

H World Group's (HTHT) first-quarter 2024 top line is likely to have benefited from sustained recovery in both leisure and business travel demand.

H World Group (HTHT) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in Store?

H World Group Limited Schedules First Quarter of 2024 Earnings Release on May 17, 2024

SINGAPORE and SHANGHAI, China, May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT and HKEX: 1179) (“H World”, “we” or “our”) a key player in the global hotel industry, today announced that it will schedule to release its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2024 on Friday, May 17, 2024 (Hong Kong time), after the trading hours of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and before the opening of the U.S. market.

H World Group Limited Schedules First Quarter of 2024 Earnings Release on May 17, 2024

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