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Huazhu Group Ltd (HTHT) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for HTHT, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sector × region Consumer discretionary in US: −0.2% week · −5.4% month · −3.1% quarter · −2.8% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLY.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-26
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25
How it trades on rate days beta 0.23 to TLT · on the worst bond days it moved with the market

How it trades on rate days

How HTHT has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.23 — shows only a loose link to bond moves for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Huazhu Group Ltd moved 0.23% on average · correlation 0.07 · higher than 23% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 0.37 about the same as over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −0.82% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −1.85% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against Lodging · 6 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Lodging

Names in the same industry from the Closelooknet universe; scored names rank on their Closelooknet score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against HTHT on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Huazhu Group Ltd

HTHT in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
H World Group, formerly Huazhu, develops and runs hotels across mainland China and abroad under many brands, from budget chains like HanTing and Hi Inn to upscale names such as Steigenberger and Mercure. It works through leased-and-owned properties, manachised sites it manages for a fee, and franchised locations under its brands. Founded in Shanghai, it is one of the larger multi-brand hotel operators serving Chinese travellers and, through its European brands, some international guests.
Where it sits in the stack
H World sits outside the Closelooknet index universe and carries no Rubin or Halo seat; it belongs to the consumer-cyclical sleeve of our broader watch list, grouped with lodging and travel names rather than any part of the AI build-out.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no defined peer group for this name; the market usually sets it against Marriott International globally and against BTG Hotels Group as another large China-based operator.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
It is not a constituent of our indices, so there is no index-driven reason to follow it here; it does carry a Closelooknet score, where the momentum module is the one the diary notes most, without giving the figure since scores move nightly.
What the diary watches
Whether occupancy and brand mix shift as the company keeps folding in international brands such as Steigenberger, which would change how much of its business sits outside China.

Huazhu Group Ltd (HTHT) trades on US exchanges, classified under Consumer Cyclical.

The Closelooknet company score reads 56/100 composite (momentum 27, quality 71, valuation 68) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 5.24%, semi-annual · buybacks 762 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What HTHT pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.20 USD per share · a 5.24% yield on the 2026-09-25 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-09-25
  • Change on the year +23.7% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.78 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.90 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-08
  • By calendar year 2025: 1.78 USD (partial) · 2026: 2.20 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-04-09
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 3.80 bn USD 17% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 762 m USD 5.6% of today's market value
  • Share count −0.9% in FY2025 420 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 4.56 bn USD · 62% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is Huazhu Group Ltd (HTHT)?

Huazhu Group Ltd trades as HTHT on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Consumer Cyclical in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is HTHT in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Huazhu Group Ltd is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-09-26.

What is Huazhu Group Ltd's Closelooknet composite score?

56 out of 100, with momentum 27, quality 71 and valuation 68 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-26. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does HTHT trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -4.2% vs the 50-day and -10.3% vs the 200-day average, 23.9% below the 52-week high and +17.9% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 60 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-25 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does Huazhu Group Ltd trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Huazhu Group Ltd had a beta of 0.23 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it shows only a loose link to bond moves, higher than 23% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −0.82% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What does Huazhu Group Ltd do?

H World Group, formerly Huazhu, develops and runs hotels across mainland China and abroad under many brands, from budget chains like HanTing and Hi Inn to upscale names such as Steigenberger and Mercure. It works through leased-and-owned properties, manachised sites it manages for a fee, and franchised locations under its brands. Founded in Shanghai, it is one of the larger multi-brand hotel operators serving Chinese travellers and, through its European brands, some international guests. The diary has no defined peer group for this name; the market usually sets it against Marriott International globally and against BTG Hotels Group as another large China-based operator.

Where does Huazhu Group Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

H World sits outside the Closelooknet index universe and carries no Rubin or Halo seat; it belongs to the consumer-cyclical sleeve of our broader watch list, grouped with lodging and travel names rather than any part of the AI build-out. It is not a constituent of our indices, so there is no index-driven reason to follow it here; it does carry a Closelooknet score, where the momentum module is the one the diary notes most, without giving the figure since scores move nightly.

Does Huazhu Group Ltd pay a dividend?

Huazhu Group Ltd has paid 2.20 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 5.24% on the 2026-09-25 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.90 USD on 2026-09-08. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 3.80 bn USD in dividends and bought back 762 m USD of its own shares, 62% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 0.9% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for HTHT, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

then Lodging, then Consumer Cyclical. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.