Comparing H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) & Minor International Public (OTCMKTS:MNILY)

H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) and Minor International Public (OTCMKTS:MNILY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares H World Group and Minor International Public’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
H World Group	$2.01 billion	6.67	-$264.00 million	$0.49	83.78
Minor International Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Minor International Public has lower revenue, but higher earnings than H World Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for H World Group and Minor International Public, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H World Group	0	0	1	1	3.50
Minor International Public	0	0	1	0	3.00

H World Group currently has a consensus price target of $60.60, suggesting a potential upside of 47.62%. Given H World Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe H World Group is more favorable than Minor International Public.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.7% of H World Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.4% of H World Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares H World Group and Minor International Public’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H World Group	6.41%	10.73%	1.81%
Minor International Public	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

H World Group beats Minor International Public on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About H World Group

H World Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops leased and owned, manachised, and franchised hotels primarily 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. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About Minor International Public

Minor International Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a hospitality, restaurant, and lifestyle company in Thailand, China, Australia, and internationally. It operates in four segments: Hotel, Mixed use, Restaurant, and Retail. The company operates The Pizza Company, The Coffee Club, Riverside, Benihana, Thai Express, Bonchon, Swensen's, Sizzler, Dairy Queen, and Burger King brands. It also invested in, owned, and operated a portfolio of hotels and serviced suites under the Anantara, Avani, Oaks, Tivoli, NH Collection, NH Hotels, nhow, Elewana Collection, Four Seasons, St. Regis, JW Marriott, Radisson Blu, and Minor International brands in countries across the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe, and the Americas. In addition, the company distributes fashion and lifestyle products under the Anello, Bodum, Bossini, Charles & Keith, Esprit, Joseph Joseph, OVS, Radley, Zwilling J.A. Henckels, and Minor Smart Kids brands through retail points of sale; and provides online shopping and contract manufacturing services. Further, it is involved in the shopping mall, food and beverage sale, spa, supply chain management, distribution, management, vacation club point sale, entertainment, franchise, marketing, consulting, tour operation, asset management, airport lounge, and healthcare businesses; property investment, development, and sales activities; operation of business school; and manufacture and sale of cheese and ice-cream. The company was formerly known as Royal Garden Resorts Plc. and changed its name to Minor International Public Company Limited in 2005. Minor International Public Company Limited was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.