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Hostelworld Group

LSE:HSW GB00BYYN4225
94
  • Value
    48
  • Growth
    33
  • Safety
    Safety
    92
  • Combined
    67
  • Sentiment
    100
  • 360° View
    360° View
    94
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Company Description

Hostelworld Group PLC is an Ireland-based global online travel agent focused on the hostelling category. It provides software and data processing services for accommodation bookings including hostels, B&Bs, and hotels, and specializes in marketing services and technology trading through subsidiaries like Hostelworld.com Limited. It operates in Europe, America, Asia, Oceania, and Africa, with hostels in approximately 180 countries. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $219 million, profits of NULL, revenue of $95 million, and 227 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 94 (better than 94% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Hostelworld Group are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Hostelworld Group. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 100, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 100% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 92 or better than 92% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 48, meaning that the share price of Hostelworld Group is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 33. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Profit Growth
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country Ireland
Industry Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
Size Small
Website hostelworldgroup.com
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 23-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
48 41 15 55
Growth
33 69 57 77
Safety
Safety
92 21 19 52
Sentiment
100 65 89 27
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94 40 34 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
100 87 89 33
Opinions Change
90 50 87 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 35 60 32
Market Pulse
100 59 45 58
Sentiment
100 65 89 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
48 41 15 55
Growth
33 69 57 77
Safety Safety
92 21 19 52
Combined
67 24 8 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
27 47 42 53
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
60 67 37 12
Price vs. Book (P/B)
41 48 29 82
Dividend Yield
59 1 1 1
Value
48 41 15 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
88 57 60 100
Profit Growth
18 100 84 3
Capital Growth
31 50 29 100
Stock Returns
44 29 45 45
Growth
33 69 57 77
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
81 56 40 79
Refinancing
62 9 11 75
Liquidity
99 33 32 4
Safety Safety
92 21 19 52

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The stock offers good value, safe financing, and positive sentiment. However, it has below-average growth expectations. It is well-suited for conservative buy-and-hold investors who prioritize stability and low valuation over growth.

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