At the last check on Friday, H World Group Limited’s (NASDAQ:HTHT) stock was down -$1.01, moving down -2.25 percent to $43.88. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 1,004,909 shares. 3 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$0.83 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 1,267,172, while in the previous 50 days, it was 1,271,139.
Since last month, HTHT stock rose 6.43%. Shares of the company fell to $40.29 on 07/20/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $53.52 was reached on 02/13/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $24.38. Since the beginning of this year, HTHT’s stock price has risen by 3.44% or $1.74, and marked a new high 9 times. However, the stock has declined by -18.01% since its 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
The stock’s beta is 1.06. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 6.94, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 8.55.
The latest dividend of $0.40 per share was paid out, which is 17.65% more than last year’s $0.34.
Financial Health
In the three months ended March 30, H World Group Limited’s quick ratio stood at 0.90, while its current ratio was 0.90, showing that the company is not able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending March 30 was 0.77, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 1.02. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 59.20% percent. In the year ended March 30, EBITDA margin amounted to 5.25%, whereas operating margins totaled 6.80%. Based on annual data, HTHT earned $233.0 million in gross profit and brought in $2.01 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was -2.80%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was -2.10%.
In H World Group Limited’s quarter-end financial report for March 30, it reported total debt of $962.0 million. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. HTHT’s revenue rose 0.2% during the quarter, while net income inched up to $2.01 billion. While analysts expected H World Group Limited to report -$0.02 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.45 per share. During the quarter, the company generated $153.0 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of H World Group Limited were 7.74 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended March 30, and its total debt was $43.59 billion.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at H World Group Limited’s (HTHT) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 29.87%, the RSI 9-day stood at 42.64% on 17 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current H World Group Limited price is down by -1.84% percent or -$0.83. At present, HTHT shares trade +6.51% above its 20-day simple moving average and -6.80% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +4.00% above its SMA50 and +63.07% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 24.42% and Stochastic coefficient D was 33.42%, while ATR was 1.90. Given the Stochastic reading of 20.81% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 48.04%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -1.07, while the 14-day reading stands at -1.05.
Analyst Ratings
Daiwa Securities upgraded its rating on H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT) to a Buy in a note to investors on October 27, 2022. The analysts firm previously had an Outperform rating on the stock.H World Group Limited (HTHT) has been rated Buy by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, HTHT is a sell, and 0 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 3 analysts rate H World Group Limited stock as buy, with 18 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $420.34, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $326.08 – $453.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict H World Group Limited (HTHT) will achieve an average price target of $416.54.
