HSW vs. OTB, TENG, GYM, TUNE, MARS, FSTA, MACF, VTU, LGRS, and YNGN
Should you be buying Hostelworld Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hostelworld Group include On the Beach Group (OTB), Ten Lifestyle Group (TENG), The Gym Group (GYM), Focusrite (TUNE), Marston's (MARS), Fuller, Smith & Turner (FSTA), Macfarlane Group (MACF), Vertu Motors (VTU), Loungers (LGRS), and Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGN). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Hostelworld Group (LON:HSW) and On the Beach Group (LON:OTB) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation and community ranking.
On the Beach Group has a consensus price target of GBX 253.33, indicating a potential upside of 74.23%. Given On the Beach Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe On the Beach Group is more favorable than Hostelworld Group.
In the previous week, On the Beach Group had 3 more articles in the media than Hostelworld Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for On the Beach Group and 0 mentions for Hostelworld Group. Hostelworld Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat On the Beach Group's score of -0.51 indicating that Hostelworld Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hostelworld Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. On the Beach Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Hostelworld Group pays out 20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. On the Beach Group pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
65.5% of Hostelworld Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of On the Beach Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Hostelworld Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of On the Beach Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
On the Beach Group has a net margin of 5.93% compared to Hostelworld Group's net margin of 5.51%. Hostelworld Group's return on equity of 9.22% beat On the Beach Group's return on equity.
On the Beach Group received 131 more outperform votes than Hostelworld Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.00% of users gave On the Beach Group an outperform vote while only 67.52% of users gave Hostelworld Group an outperform vote.
Hostelworld Group has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, On the Beach Group has a beta of 2.36, suggesting that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500.
On the Beach Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hostelworld Group. On the Beach Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hostelworld Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
On the Beach Group beats Hostelworld Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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