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

Aubrey Capital Management Ltd boosted its stake in H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:HTHT) by 9.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 277,100 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,200 shares during the quarter. H World Group makes up approximately 7.5% of Aubrey Capital Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Aubrey Capital Management Ltd owned approximately 0.09% of H World Group worth $13,935,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capital International Investors lifted its position in shares of H World Group by 71.8% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 8,334,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,143,000 after acquiring an additional 3,483,760 shares in the last quarter. Kontiki Capital Management HK Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of H World Group during the third quarter worth approximately $96,804,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its stake in H World Group by 359.1% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,137,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,495,000 after purchasing an additional 889,869 shares during the last quarter. True Light Capital Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in H World Group in the 4th quarter valued at $37,602,000. Finally, Capital International Inc. CA lifted its holdings in H World Group by 406.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Inc. CA now owns 840,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,530,000 after purchasing an additional 674,438 shares in the last quarter. 46.41% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

H World Group Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:HTHT opened at $41.21 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The business has a fifty day moving average of $44.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.67. The stock has a market cap of $12.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.48, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.13. H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR has a 52-week low of $30.41 and a 52-week high of $56.63.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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.