HSW vs. OTB, TENG, JET2, TUI, TRN, XPS, MCS, DOCS, THG, and PDG
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), XPS Pensions Group (XPS), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), Dr. Martens (DOCS), THG (THG), and Pendragon (PDG). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Hostelworld Group vs.
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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
On the Beach Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 202.33, indicating a potential downside of 19.71%. Hostelworld Group has a consensus price target of GBX 231, indicating a potential upside of 71.75%. Given Hostelworld Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hostelworld Group is more favorable than On the Beach Group.
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 8.65%. Hostelworld Group's return on equity of 27.99% beat On the Beach Group's return on equity.
On the Beach Group received 129 more outperform votes than Hostelworld Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.25% of users gave On the Beach Group an outperform vote while only 68.33% of users gave Hostelworld Group an outperform vote.
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.
In the previous week, Hostelworld Group had 2 more articles in the media than On the Beach Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hostelworld Group and 1 mentions for On the Beach Group. On the Beach Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Hostelworld Group's score of 0.20 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Hostelworld Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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 4.5%. 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.
Summary
On the Beach Group beats Hostelworld Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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