H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) Short Interest Down 7.8% in January

H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 11,070,000 shares, a decrease of 7.8% from the January 15th total of 12,000,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,970,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.6 days. Approximately 3.5% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Benchmark decreased their price target on shares of H World Group from $53.00 to $48.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. HSBC cut H World Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $32.40 price target for the company. in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res cut H World Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $44.40.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of H World Group by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares in the last quarter. DnB Asset Management AS grew its position in H World Group by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. DnB Asset Management AS now owns 14,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $485,000 after acquiring an additional 784 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in shares of H World Group by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 34,688 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,146,000 after acquiring an additional 791 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in shares of H World Group by 21.2% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,839 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,000 after acquiring an additional 845 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of H World Group by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 8,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,000 after acquiring an additional 936 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 46.41% of the company’s stock.

H World Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HTHT opened at $36.46 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a fifty day moving average of $32.70 and a 200-day moving average of $33.35. H World Group has a twelve month low of $27.03 and a twelve month high of $42.98.

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $0.58 earnings per share 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 in the prior year, the business earned $0.56 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that H World Group will post 1.65 EPS 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.