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Hostelworld Group PLC

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Hostelworld Group PLC

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Consumer DiscretionaryTravel and Leisure
  • Price (GBX)111.50
  • Today's Change-2.00 / -1.76%
  • Shares traded304.92k
  • 1 Year change-12.55%
  • Beta1.0993
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About the company

Hostelworld Group PLC is an Ireland-based social network powered Online Travel Agent (OTA) focused on the hostelling category. It provides software and data processing services that facilitate hostel, bed and breakfast (B&B), hotel and other accommodation bookings worldwide. Its accommodations are located in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania, and Africa. Its social network uses its OTA booking data to connect travelers with overlapping stay dates in hostels and destinations within its iOS and Android apps. Its hostels offer dormitory accommodation and private rooms with large communal areas. Its hostels offer a range of events and excursions to help travelers meet new people. Hostel hosted Linkups on its social platform allow travelers to connect to other people. Its social features include Hangout, Chat and Linkups. Its Hangout Status feature allows users to explicitly signal their openness to meet fellow travelers. It has hostel partners in over 180 countries.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)80.23m
  • Net income in GBP6.67m
  • Incorporated2015
  • Employees227.00
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
HSW:LSE since
announced
Transaction
value
OccasionGenius IncDeal completed21 Oct 202521 Oct 2025Deal completed-11.86%12.00m
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Peer analysis

Key Information
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Tracsis Plc81.89m520.00k95.24m910.00197.531.4610.661.160.01620.01622.662.190.815725.874.0789,989.010.5182.360.69723.2157.8660.350.6353.261.69--0.039123.671.0711.696.56-28.9731.23--
RM plc160.19m-403.00k101.03m1.64k--7.477.070.6307-0.0048-0.01531.920.13781.176.145.3597,440.39-0.2952-0.7809-0.4609-1.3140.5735.86-0.2516-0.71420.62691.540.8675---5.54-5.78-251.41---4.39--
Accesso Technology Group PLC110.63m7.50m102.70m689.0014.720.74227.940.92830.18310.18312.703.630.5848108.944.26160,573.003.961.594.631.9179.1176.576.783.051.88232.280.05480.001.865.3818.08---33.23--
Audioboom Group PLC54.52m2.58m105.89m40.0044.4119.6538.131.940.13260.13262.830.29963.37--5.231,363,079.0015.97-14.2762.84-31.6017.1516.274.74-5.18--19.110.1275--12.8526.89104.73---14.97--
Eagle Eye Solutions Group PLC48.20m1.63m111.60m250.0075.753.4011.792.320.04920.04921.541.100.9343--4.81192,784.003.164.614.377.4671.5883.023.384.06----0.00160.000.9718.74-64.20--16.47--
Trufin PLC65.61m7.38m121.56m188.0018.712.818.161.850.06740.06740.57310.4491.09--11.33348,973.4014.14-9.8019.66-12.7842.7954.5013.03-24.79----0.0195--203.0949.58187.86--31.75--
Eleco PLC34.50m3.71m121.58m285.0032.343.8116.493.520.04470.04470.41590.37930.650146.366.11121,038.606.986.7311.079.9188.5189.4610.7410.230.9021--0.041320.3815.674.9925.574.3019.73--
Devolver Digital Inc67.39m-9.36m123.54m130.00--1.0616.921.83-0.0198-0.01980.14290.24120.4796--5.50---6.74-1.76-7.97-2.0529.3136.91-14.06-2.47----0.0064--13.4512.2751.81--26.57--
Team Internet Group PLC481.39m-30.48m123.58m816.00--1.85--0.2567-0.122-0.1221.920.2721.291,977.606.89589,939.30-8.16-0.4066-12.50-0.610424.7524.84-6.33-0.30080.9208-0.48060.6543---4.0749.03-170.52---9.13--
Aptitude Software Group PLC67.61m4.38m131.26m449.0031.262.4914.191.940.07610.07611.180.95720.6291--5.14150,576.804.074.406.537.02----6.477.09--20.420.143864.56-6.213.2620.73-5.8814.10-0.9256
Hostelworld Group PLC80.23m6.67m138.31m227.0022.342.3010.761.720.04980.04980.60570.48291.00--49.62353,415.606.50-16.068.51-19.00----6.48-31.20----0.066---1.362.6677.181.6312.52--
Frontier Developments PLC102.94m20.00m155.42m696.008.471.653.521.510.49620.49622.562.550.8017--5.20147,899.4015.580.714918.520.828266.4867.2119.431.06----0.16470.001.493.55176.320.61287.18--
LBG Media PLC92.23m10.62m173.33m478.0016.702.1511.241.880.04960.04960.43120.38580.927936.453.42192,939.3010.67--13.04--88.83--11.52--3.27--0.0263--------------
Dotdigital Group plc83.92m11.21m191.65m457.0017.821.888.512.280.03550.03550.26550.33530.6351--4.75183,634.608.4811.8610.0414.0279.3080.2213.3616.48----0.01726.896.2712.101.300.43939.427.83
Activeops PLC36.97m-203.00k195.03m280.00--21.31117.915.28-0.0036-0.00360.49890.12811.08--15.57197,684.50-0.5929-2.89-1.58-7.7983.8182.48-0.5491-3.23----0.1391--13.768.3430.65--85.16--
Data as of Feb 13 2026. Currency figures normalised to Hostelworld Group PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

55.11%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Aberforth Partners LLPas of 05 Dec 202513.74m11.09%
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Dec 20246.93m5.59%
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd.as of 31 Dec 20246.66m5.37%
Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd.as of 31 Dec 20246.49m5.24%
Gresham House Asset Management Ltd. (Investment Management)as of 31 Dec 20246.46m5.21%
BGF Investment Management Ltd.as of 29 Jul 20256.32m5.10%
ClearBridge Investment Management Ltd.as of 10 Feb 20256.18m4.99%
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd.as of 05 Feb 20265.70m4.60%
Premier Fund Managers Ltd.as of 31 Dec 20245.40m4.36%
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.as of 31 Dec 20244.43m3.57%
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