Critical Contrast: H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) & Murano Global Investments (NASDAQ:MRNO)

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) and Murano Global Investments (NASDAQ:MRNO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares H World Group and Murano Global Investments”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
H World Group	$23.30 billion	0.50	$575.00 million	$1.64	21.83
Murano Global Investments	$6.31 million	21.36	-$8.71 million	N/A	N/A

H World Group has higher revenue and earnings than Murano Global Investments.

Profitability

This table compares H World Group and Murano Global Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H World Group	16.32%	29.32%	6.07%
Murano Global Investments	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.4% of H World Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Murano Global Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 49.4% of H World Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 71.2% of Murano Global Investments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

H World Group has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murano Global Investments has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for H World Group and Murano Global Investments, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H World Group	0	0	5	0	3.00
Murano Global Investments	0	0	0	0	0.00

H World Group currently has a consensus price target of $47.80, indicating a potential upside of 33.52%. Given H World Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe H World Group is more favorable than Murano Global Investments.

Summary

H World Group beats Murano Global Investments on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About H World Group

H World Group Limited develops leased and owned, manachised, and franchised hotels in the People's Republic of China. The company operates hotels under its own brands, such as HanTing Hotel, Ni Hao Hotel, Hi Inn, Elan Hotel, Zleep Hotels, Ibis Hotel, JI Hotel, Orange Hotel, Starway Hotel, Ibis Styles Hotel, CitiGO Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, IntercityHotel, Manxin Hotel, Mercure Hotel, Madison Hotel, Novotel Hotel, Joya Hotel, Blossom House, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, MAXX by Steigenberger, Jaz in the City, Grand Mercure, Steigenberger Icon, and Song Hotels. The company was formerly known as Huazhu Group Limited and changed its name to H World Group Limited in June 2022. H World Group Limited was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About Murano Global Investments

HCM Acquisition Corp is a blank check company. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or related business combination with one or more businesses. HCM Acquisition Corp is based in Stamford, Connecticut.