Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for H World Group (HTHT)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of H World Group (NASDAQ: HTHT) recently:

• 3/27/2026 – H World Group had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 3/23/2026 – H World Group was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 3/19/2026 – H World Group was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 3/19/2026 – H World Group had its price target raised by Benchmark Co. from $52.00 to $60.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/15/2026 – H World Group was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 3/9/2026 – H World Group was upgraded by UBS Group AG from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $62.40 price target on the stock.
• 3/7/2026 – H World Group was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 2/14/2026 – H World Group was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.

H World Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 4th will be given a $1.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 4th. This represents a dividend yield of 518.0%. H World Group’s payout ratio is presently 70.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling at H World Group

In other news, Director Theng Fong Hee sold 31,640 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.96, for a total transaction of $1,612,374.40. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 49.40% of the company’s stock.

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.