HSW vs. OTB, TENG, TUI, JET2, TRN, AO, APGN, PPH, TRS, and JPJ
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), TUI (TUI), Jet2 (JET2), Trainline (TRN), AO World (AO), Applegreen (APGN), PPHE Hotel Group (PPH), Tarsus Group (TRS), and JPJ Group (JPJ). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Hostelworld Group vs. Its Competitors
On the Beach Group (LON:OTB) and Hostelworld Group (LON:HSW) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.
On the Beach Group has a beta of 2.42, meaning that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hostelworld Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hostelworld Group has a net margin of 16.15% compared to On the Beach Group's net margin of 8.66%. Hostelworld Group's return on equity of 24.88% beat On the Beach Group's return on equity.
68.0% of On the Beach Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Hostelworld Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of On the Beach Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Hostelworld Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
On the Beach Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 24.42%. Hostelworld Group has a consensus price target of GBX 220.67, suggesting a potential upside of 88.13%. Given Hostelworld Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hostelworld Group is more favorable than On the Beach Group.
Hostelworld Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than On the Beach Group. Hostelworld Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than On the Beach Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, On the Beach Group had 5 more articles in the media than Hostelworld Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for On the Beach Group and 0 mentions for Hostelworld Group. On the Beach Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Hostelworld Group's score of 0.59 indicating that On the Beach Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
On the Beach Group beats Hostelworld Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:HSW) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
