The stock of H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT) increased by $0.32 on Tuesday to finish at $41.15, up 0.78 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 1,930,380 shares of common stock traded. 9 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$1.27. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 1,446,210, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 1,252,296.
HTHT stock dropped -14.34% since last month. On 08/25/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $39.77. The stock touched a high of $53.52 on 02/13/23, after rallying from a low of $24.38 in 52 weeks. The price of HTHT stock has declined by -2.99% or -$1.27 this year, reaching a new high 9 times. Still, the stock price is down -23.11% from the 52-week high.
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Valuation Metrics
Beta for the stock is 1.08. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 7.11, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 7.35.
Company paid $0.40 per share in dividends, an increase of 17.65% from $0.34 last year.
Financial Health
For the three months ended March 30, H World Group Limited’s quick ratio was 0.70, while its current ratio was 0.70, indicating its inability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending March 30 is 0.08, and the total debt to equity ratio is 0.45. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 59.20% percent. H World Group Limited’s EBITDA margin for the year ended March 30 was 5.25%, whereas its operating margin stood at 15.50% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $233.0 million and revenue of $2.01 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. HTHT’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 1.90%. There was a -2.80% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 11.00%.
Earnings Surprise
According to H World Group Limited’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended March 30. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $2.01 billion, while revenues rose by 0.2% to $0.0. It was predicted that H World Group Limited’s quarterly earnings would be $0.45, but it ended up being -$0.02. EBITDA was $237.0 million for the quarter. At the end of H World Group Limited’s most recent quarter ended March 30, its liabilities totaled 6.9 billion, while its total debt was $39.93 billion.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at H World Group Limited’s (HTHT) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 29 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 36.43%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 45.14% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 10.77% and 12.96% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 1.90. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 15.22%, the RSI (14) reading is 40.78%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -2.01, and the 14-day reading is at -3.10.
Analyst Ratings
In its most recent analyst report, Daiwa Securities raised its rating on H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT) to a Buy. Prior to this, analysts firm rated the stock as an Outperform. Analysts have assigned H World Group Limited (HTHT) an Buy rating. HTHT is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 0 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 3 rates it overweight and 18 others recommend it as a buy.
What is HTHT’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $364.46 and $465.76, with a median target price of $422.77. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for H World Group Limited (HTHT) is $418.18.
