H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.16 EPS

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.16), Zacks reports. H World Group had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 15.97%. H World Group updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS.

H World Group Price Performance

Shares of HTHT traded up $0.37 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $38.42. 1,011,273 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,739,002. H World Group has a one year low of $27.03 and a one year high of $42.98. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The business has a 50-day moving average of $34.38 and a 200 day moving average of $34.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.28, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.70.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on HTHT shares. Benchmark dropped their price objective on shares of H World Group from $53.00 to $48.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Hsbc Global Res lowered shares of H World Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, HSBC lowered shares of H World Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $32.40 price objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, H World Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $44.68.

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.