H World Group (HTHT) to Release Earnings on Friday

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) is expected to post its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Friday, May 15th. Analysts expect H World Group to post earnings of $0.46 per share and revenue of $836.7930 million for the quarter. Individuals can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, May 15, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET.

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) last posted its earnings results on Saturday, February 14th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $932.62 million for the quarter. H World Group had a net margin of 20.05% and a return on equity of 37.79%. On average, analysts expect H World Group to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

H World Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HTHT opened at $48.54 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.57, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.15. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $51.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.00. H World Group has a twelve month low of $30.41 and a twelve month high of $56.63.

H World Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 4th will be issued a $1.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 4th. This represents a yield of 542.0%. H World Group’s payout ratio is currently 113.78%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of H World Group in a report on Friday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of H World Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Benchmark boosted their price objective on shares of H World Group from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of H World Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of H World Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $62.40 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, March 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, H World Group currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $54.80.

Insider Buying and Selling at H World Group

In related news, Director Theng Fong Hee sold 31,640 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 available at this link. 49.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HTHT. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in H World Group by 11.2% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 9,319 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,000 after purchasing an additional 936 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of H World Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $888,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of H World Group by 81.0% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 649 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP bought a new position in shares of H World Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,881,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of H World Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $651,000. Institutional investors own 46.41% of the company’s stock.

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.