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Hostelworld Group (HSW) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 104 -1.50 (-1.42%)
As of 07/31/2026 12:33 PM Eastern

About Hostelworld Group Stock (LON:HSW)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
104
107
50-Day Range
103
113
52-Week Range
93.73
141.50
Volume
147,025 shs
Average Volume
163,453 shs
Market Capitalization
£128.22 million
P/E Ratio
19.12
Dividend Yield
1.94%
Price Target
GBX 193.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Hostelworld Group plc operates as an online travel agent focused on the hostel market worldwide. It offers software and data processing services that facilitate hostel, B&B, hotel, and other accommodation bookings. The company also provides business information consulting and marketing planning services; and marketing and research and development services, as well as management services. In addition, it engages in the technology trading business. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Hostelworld Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

HSW MarketRank™: 

Hostelworld Group scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Hostelworld Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Hostelworld Group has a consensus price target of GBX 193.50, representing about 86.1% upside from its current price of GBX 104.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Hostelworld Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Hostelworld Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Hostelworld Group is 19.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.22.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hostelworld Group is 19.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 47.38.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Hostelworld Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for HSW.
  • Dividend Yield

    Hostelworld Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Hostelworld Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Hostelworld Group is 15.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Hostelworld Group's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Hostelworld Group has a news sentiment score of 0.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Hostelworld Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Hostelworld Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.92% of the stock of Hostelworld Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    49.44% of the stock of Hostelworld Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Hostelworld Group's insider trading history.
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HSW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Hostelworld Group's stock was trading at GBX 125.09 at the start of the year. Since then, HSW shares have decreased by 16.9% and is now trading at GBX 104.

Shares of HSW stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hostelworld Group investors own include Avation (AVAP), AutoZone (AZO), Intel (INTC), TJX Companies (TJX), Abacus Health Products (ABAHF), Associated British Foods (ABF) and Ashtead Group (AHT).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:HSW
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
223
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 230
Low Price Target
GBX 160
Potential Upside/Downside
+86.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 5.44
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.12
Forward P/E Ratio
7.60
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
£17.72 million
Net Margins
6.41%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
8.85%
Return on Assets
7.30%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
15.41
Current Ratio
0.86
Quick Ratio
1.20

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£93.80 million
Price / Sales
1.37
Cash Flow
GBX 18.87 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.51
Book Value
GBX 48.64 per share
Price / Book
2.14

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
123,289,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£128.22 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.96
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This page (LON:HSW) was last updated on 8/1/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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