H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR $HTHT Shares Acquired by Aubrey Capital Management Ltd

Aubrey Capital Management Ltd boosted its holdings in H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:HTHT) by 9.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 277,100 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,200 shares during the period. H World Group accounts for about 7.5% of Aubrey Capital Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Aubrey Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in H World Group were worth $13,935,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. TD Private Client Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of H World Group in the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of H World Group by 81.0% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 649 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in H World Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $66,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in H World Group by 889.5% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after buying an additional 2,037 shares during the period. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. 46.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of H World Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of H World Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Zacks Research lowered shares of H World Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of H World Group from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $61.20.

H World Group Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:HTHT opened at $41.21 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.67 billion, a PE ratio of 18.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.13. H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR has a 1 year low of $30.41 and a 1 year high of $56.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $44.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.67.

H World Group 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.