HSW vs. OTB, TENG, JET2, TUI, TRN, MCS, PPH, PDG, AO, and APGN
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), Jet2 (JET2), TUI (TUI), Trainline (TRN), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), PPHE Hotel Group (PPH), Pendragon (PDG), AO World (AO), and Applegreen (APGN). 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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
On the Beach Group received 127 more outperform votes than Hostelworld Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.30% of users gave On the Beach Group an outperform vote while only 68.66% of users gave Hostelworld Group an outperform vote.
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.
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.
On the Beach Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Hostelworld Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. On the Beach Group pays out 10.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hostelworld Group pays out 61.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
On the Beach Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 183.50, suggesting a potential downside of 29.56%. Hostelworld Group has a consensus target price of GBX 236.33, suggesting a potential upside of 97.45%. Given Hostelworld Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hostelworld Group is more favorable than On the Beach Group.
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 0.19 beat Hostelworld Group's score of 0.00 indicating that On the Beach Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
69.5% of On the Beach Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of Hostelworld Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of On the Beach Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Hostelworld Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
Summary
Hostelworld Group beats On the Beach Group on 10 of the 19 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 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
