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Hostelworld Group (HSW) Competitors

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GBX 117 +1.00 (+0.86%)
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HSW vs. OTB, TENG, TUI, JET2, TRN, PPH, TRS, JPJ, YNGA, and LOOK

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), PPHE Hotel Group (PPH), Tarsus Group (TRS), JPJ Group (JPJ), Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGA), and Lookers (LOOK). 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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
On the Beach Group£132.50M3.12£14.99M£0.092,869.57
Hostelworld Group£92.30M1.60£17.72M£0.061,983.05

On the Beach Group has a beta of 2.42, meaning that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hostelworld Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

On the Beach Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 183.50, indicating a potential downside of 30.49%. Hostelworld Group has a consensus price target of GBX 220.67, indicating a potential upside of 88.60%. Given Hostelworld Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hostelworld Group is more favorable than On the Beach Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
On the Beach Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Hostelworld Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, On the Beach Group had 2 more articles in the media than Hostelworld Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for On the Beach Group and 3 mentions for Hostelworld Group. Hostelworld Group's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat On the Beach Group's score of 0.39 indicating that Hostelworld Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
On the Beach Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Hostelworld Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
On the Beach Group8.66% 8.73% 2.35%
Hostelworld Group 16.15%24.88%7.30%

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Hostelworld Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

On the Beach Group beats Hostelworld Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HSW vs. The Competition

MetricHostelworld GroupTravel Services IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£147.33M£687.38M£3.92B£2.58B
Dividend Yield1.22%2.92%3.53%5.30%
P/E Ratio1,983.05537.51517.495,410.66
Price / Sales1.60124.58251.4596,691.07
Price / Cash5.518.5031.1627.93
Price / Book2.412.863.567.76
Net Income£17.72M£49.79M£264.31M£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A0.80%0.17%6.49%
1 Month Performance4.46%2.02%0.92%56.20%
1 Year Performance-17.02%12.47%35.64%148.15%

Hostelworld Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HSW
Hostelworld Group
2.1271 of 5 stars
GBX 117
+0.9%
GBX 220.67
+88.6%
-18.3%£147.33M£92.30M1,983.05223News Coverage
OTB
On the Beach Group
1.584 of 5 stars
GBX 270.50
-5.4%
GBX 183.50
-32.2%
+89.1%£423.26M£132.50M2,940.22642Dividend Increase
High Trading Volume
TENG
Ten Lifestyle Group
N/AGBX 58.73
-0.9%
N/A-15.1%£56.37M£68.06M2,669.321,244
TUI
TUI
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.86B£21.71B318.3652,661
JET2
Jet2
3.1254 of 5 stars
GBX 1,368.18
-15.2%
GBX 2,221.25
+62.4%
+4.8%£2.84B£7.17B660.3211,716Dividend Cut
High Trading Volume
TRN
Trainline
2.2418 of 5 stars
GBX 263.60
-0.2%
GBX 431.67
+63.8%
-2.8%£1.08B£442.10M2,082.151,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Buyback Announcement
PPH
PPHE Hotel Group
0.8611 of 5 stars
GBX 1,354
+3.2%
N/A+12.0%£566.60M£442.79M2,051.524,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TRS
Tarsus Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£549.84M£99.73M45.593,500
JPJ
JPJ Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£539.93M£340.15M27.78293
YNGA
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.
N/AGBX 833
-0.8%
N/A-10.7%£514.46M£485.80M5,173.915,654
LOOK
Lookers
N/AN/AN/AN/A£503.22M£4.48B811.2538

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This page (LON:HSW) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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