Head-To-Head Comparison: H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) & Murano Global Investments (NASDAQ:MRNO)

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Murano Global Investments and H World Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Murano Global Investments	$446.80 million	0.28	-$8.71 million	N/A	N/A
H World Group	$3.08 billion	3.79	$575.00 million	$1.64	21.84

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.8% of Murano Global Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of H World Group shares are held by institutional investors. 71.2% of Murano Global Investments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.4% of H World Group shares are held 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.

Risk and Volatility

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

Analyst Ratings

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

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

H World Group has a consensus price target of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 33.48%. Given H World Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe H World Group is more favorable than Murano Global Investments.

Profitability

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

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

Summary

H World Group beats Murano Global Investments on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.