H World Group (NasdaqGS:HTHT) Valuation Check After Strong Year-to-Date Share Price Rally

H World Group (NasdaqGS:HTHT) has quietly been rewarding patient shareholders, with the stock up about 51% year to date and roughly 27% over the past 3 months, outpacing many consumer-facing peers.

See our latest analysis for H World Group.

With the share price now around $49.12 and a robust 30 day share price return of 11.43%, H World’s recent momentum builds on an already strong year to date and solid multi year total shareholder returns.

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But with earnings growing, the share price near its analyst target and intrinsic value estimates suggesting a premium, investors now face a tougher question: is H World still mispriced, or is the market already baking in its next leg of growth?

Most Popular Narrative: 3.4% Undervalued

With the narrative fair value sitting just above the latest $49.12 close, the story frames H World as modestly mispriced with earnings power still building underneath.

The ongoing expansion into lower tier cities and network growth despite short term RevPAR pressure and a challenging macro backdrop positions H World Group to capitalize on rising domestic travel fueled by urbanization and an expanding middle class, supporting robust top line revenue growth as the economic environment normalizes. Rapid digitalization and enhancements in H Rewards membership program including deeper direct booking integration, price guarantees, and cross industry partnerships are expected to further reduce customer acquisition costs and drive higher net margins as direct bookings increase.

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Want to see how steady mid single digit revenue growth, rising margins, and a premium future earnings multiple all combine into that valuation edge? The full narrative unpacks the exact growth pathway, profitability lift, and discount rate assumptions that turn today’s price into a potential long term opportunity.

Result: Fair Value of $50.83 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, sustained RevPAR pressure from oversupply and weaker travel demand, combined with overexpansion in lower tier cities, could quickly erode that perceived valuation cushion.

Find out about the key risks to this H World Group narrative.

Another Take on Valuation

While the narrative suggests H World is modestly undervalued, the earnings multiple paints a tougher picture. The stock trades at about 26.9 times earnings, richer than the US hospitality sector at 23.5 times and above its 25.2 times fair ratio, hinting at less margin for error if growth underdelivers.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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