H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) Price Target Raised to $60.00

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) had its price objective raised by Benchmark from $52.00 to $60.00 in a research report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Benchmark’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 18.87% from the company’s current price.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of H World Group in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research cut H World Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. UBS Group upgraded H World Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $62.40 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered H World Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, H World Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $54.80.

H World Group Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of HTHT traded up $0.29 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $50.47. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 150,626 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,636,708. The company’s 50-day moving average is $51.33 and its 200-day moving average is $45.47. H World Group has a 52-week low of $30.20 and a 52-week high of $56.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.97, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.11. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HTHT. iA Global Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of H World Group by 20.1% in the fourth quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of H World Group by 1.3% during the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 27,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its position in H World Group by 1.4% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 33,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,300,000 after buying an additional 466 shares during the last quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec boosted its position in H World Group by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec now owns 9,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $466,000 after buying an additional 486 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in H World Group by 81.0% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 649 shares during the period. 46.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key H World Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting H World Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Board declared a cash dividend of $1.30 per share (record date May 4, pay date May 20) — a direct shareholder return that investors typically view positively.
• Positive Sentiment: Company press release reports strong full-year 2025 results driven by asset-light expansion and over 2,400 new hotel openings, highlighting margin improvement and loyalty engagement — supports longer-term growth thesis. H World Group Reports Strong Full-Year 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst summary (Zacks) says Q4 earnings and revenue beat estimates — reported EPS above consensus, which is typically bullish and validates the company’s margin trajectory. H World Group Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript is available for investors to parse management commentary on growth, margins and asset-light strategy — useful for assessing guidance and execution but not a direct price catalyst by itself. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: News snapshots (AP/KHOU) summarize Q4 results; they provide distribution of the announcement but add little new detail beyond the company release. Q4 Earnings Snapshot
• Negative Sentiment: Some market reports show a large miss on EPS (different outlets report conflicting EPS figures), creating confusion and likely short-term selling pressure as investors reconcile the numbers and margins between sources. MarketBeat Q4 Earnings Summary

H World Group Company Profile

H World Group, formerly known as Huazhu Group, is a leading hotel management and franchising company primarily serving the China market. The company operates a broad portfolio of midscale to luxury hotel brands, including Hi Inn, Blossom, Manxin, Madison International, Joya, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure and ibis. Through a network of both directly managed and franchised properties, H World Group caters to business and leisure travelers by offering consistent service standards and loyalty benefits across its brands.

In addition to its core hotel operations, H World Group provides technology-driven hospitality solutions such as centralized reservation systems, revenue management platforms and customer relationship management tools.