Hostelworld Group (HSW) Competitors

On the Beach Group (LON:OTB) and Hostelworld Group (LON:HSW) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend OTB or HSW?

On the Beach Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 210, indicating a potential upside of 45.43%. Hostelworld Group has a consensus target price of GBX 231, indicating a potential upside of 61.54%. 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OTB or HSW?

On the Beach Group received 130 more outperform votes than Hostelworld Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.10% of users gave On the Beach Group an outperform vote while only 67.87% of users gave Hostelworld Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
On the Beach Group	Outperform Votes 318 80.10%	Underperform Votes 79 19.90%
Hostelworld Group	Outperform Votes 188 67.87%	Underperform Votes 89 32.13%

Which has more volatility & risk, OTB or HSW?

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

Is OTB or HSW more profitable?

Hostelworld Group has a net margin of 16.15% compared to On the Beach Group's net margin of 8.65%. Hostelworld Group's return on equity of 27.99% beat On the Beach Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
On the Beach Group	8.65%	9.78%	2.35%
Hostelworld Group	16.15%	27.99%	7.30%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OTB or HSW?

On the Beach Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hostelworld 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
On the Beach Group	£178.10M	1.37	£15.80M	£0.09	1,622.22
Hostelworld Group	£93.86M	1.90	£15.16M	£0.10	1,430.00

Does the media prefer OTB or HSW?

In the previous week, On the Beach Group had 2 more articles in the media than Hostelworld Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for On the Beach Group and 0 mentions for Hostelworld Group. On the Beach Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hostelworld Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
On the Beach Group	Neutral
Hostelworld Group	Neutral

Is OTB or HSW a better dividend stock?

On the Beach Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hostelworld Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. On the Beach Group pays out 1,111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hostelworld Group pays out 6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OTB or HSW?

72.9% of On the Beach Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of Hostelworld Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of On the Beach Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Hostelworld Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hostelworld Group beats On the Beach Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.