Hostelworld Group (HSW) Competitors

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

Is HSW or OTB 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
Hostelworld Group	16.15%	27.99%	7.30%
On the Beach Group	8.65%	9.78%	2.35%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HSW or OTB?

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
Hostelworld Group	£93.86M	1.78	£15.16M	£0.10	1,340.00
On the Beach Group	£178.10M	2.23	£15.80M	£0.09	2,637.57

Which has more volatility and risk, HSW or OTB?

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

Do analysts rate HSW or OTB?

Hostelworld Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 231, suggesting a potential upside of 72.39%. On the Beach Group has a consensus target price of GBX 202.33, suggesting a potential downside of 14.76%. Given Hostelworld Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hostelworld Group is more favorable than On the Beach Group.

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HSW or OTB?

74.2% of Hostelworld Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of On the Beach Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of Hostelworld Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of On the Beach Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSW or OTB?

On the Beach Group received 130 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 68.21% of users gave Hostelworld Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hostelworld Group	Outperform Votes 191 68.21%	Underperform Votes 89 31.79%
On the Beach Group	Outperform Votes 321 80.25%	Underperform Votes 79 19.75%

Is HSW or OTB a better dividend stock?

Hostelworld Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. On the Beach Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. 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. 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.

Does the media prefer HSW or OTB?

In the previous week, On the Beach Group had 5 more articles in the media than Hostelworld Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for On the Beach Group and 1 mentions for Hostelworld Group. Hostelworld Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat On the Beach Group's score of 1.02 indicating that Hostelworld Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

On the Beach Group beats Hostelworld Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.