Huazhu Hotels Group

HTHT

Market cap $13.6B

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Investors interested in stocks from the Hotels and Motels sector have probably already heard of H World Group (HTHT) and Wyndham Hotels (WH). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

H World Group Limited (HTHT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

H World Group NASDAQ: HTHT reported higher first-quarter revenue and profit, citing continued hotel network expansion, improving revenue per available room in China and stronger contributions from its asset-light managed and franchised business.

H World Group (HTHT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.49 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.46 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.34 per share a year ago.

SHANGHAI, May 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT) (HKEX: 01179), one of the world's leading hospitality groups, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, highlighting continued momentum in network coverage, loyalty engagement and the Group's expanding presence across Asia Pacific. Jin Hui, CEO of H World commented: "As we enter 2026, H World continues to advance brand-led, high-quality growth.

HTHT, WOOF and FIVE made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on May 15th, 2026.

_______________________ 1 Hotel turnover refers to total transaction value of room and non-room revenue from H World hotels (i.e., leased and owned, manachised and franchised hotels). 2 HWI refers to H World International, which includes all hotels operating outside China. 3 HWC refers to H World China, which includes all hotels operating inside China. 4 The conversion of Renminbi (“RMB”) into U.S. dollars (“US$”) is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB6.8980 on March 31, 2026, as set forth in H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and available at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/hist/dat00_ch.htm.

HTHT, BP and FIVE made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on May 13th, 2026.

HTHT, NKSH and KMI made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on May 13th, 2026.