Hostelworld Group (HSWL) Stock Overview
Operates as an online travel agent focused on the hostel market in Europe, the United States of America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£1.29 |
| 52 Week High | UK£1.55 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£1.07 |
| Beta | 1.41 |
| 1 Month Change | 8.16% |
| 3 Month Change | 13.38% |
| 1 Year Change | -13.26% |
| 3 Year Change | 32.50% |
| 5 Year Change | 119.22% |
| Change since IPO | -35.26% |
Recent News & Updates
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Shareholder Returns
| HSWL | GB Hospitality | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -9.6% | -0.6% | 0.7% |
| 1Y | -13.3% | 9.7% | 5.7% |
Return vs Industry: HSWL underperformed the UK Hospitality industry which returned 10.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: HSWL underperformed the UK Market which returned 6.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| HSWL volatility | |
|---|---|
| HSWL Average Weekly Movement | 7.6% |
| Hospitality Industry Average Movement | 4.4% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 11.5% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 2.7% |
Stable Share Price: HSWL's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: HSWL's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of UK stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 227 | Gary Morrison | www.hostelworldgroup.com |
Hostelworld Group plc operates as an online travel agent focused on the hostel market worldwide. The company offers software and data processing services that facilitate hostel, B&B, hotel, and other accommodation bookings. It also provides business information consulting and marketing planning services; and marketing and research and development services, as well as management services.
Hostelworld Group plc Fundamentals Summary
| HSWL fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£157.57m |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£7.89m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£79.77m |
Is HSWL overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| HSWL income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | €92.00m |
| Cost of Revenue | €19.00m |
| Gross Profit | €73.00m |
| Other Expenses | €63.90m |
| Earnings | €9.10m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Jul 30, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.074 |
| Gross Margin | 79.35% |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.89% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0% |
How did HSWL perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/07/16 13:09 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Hostelworld Group plc is covered by 11 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Robert Chantry | Berenberg |
| Karl Burns | Canaccord Genuity |
| Paul Ruddy | Davy |