Henry Boot (BOOT) Competitors

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) and Helical (LON:HLCL) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BOOT or HLCL?

Helical received 206 more outperform votes than Henry Boot when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.65% of users gave Helical an outperform vote while only 65.12% of users gave Henry Boot an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Henry Boot	Outperform Votes 168 65.12%	Underperform Votes 90 34.88%
Helical	Outperform Votes 374 71.65%	Underperform Votes 148 28.35%

Is BOOT or HLCL a better dividend stock?

Henry Boot pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Helical pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Henry Boot pays out 3,684.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Helical pays out -839.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helical is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BOOT or HLCL?

15.0% of Henry Boot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Helical shares are held by institutional investors. 67.2% of Henry Boot shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Helical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BOOT or HLCL more profitable?

Henry Boot has a net margin of 7.32% compared to Helical's net margin of 0.00%. Henry Boot's return on equity of 7.10% beat Helical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henry Boot	7.32%	7.10%	3.97%
Helical	N/A	-29.26%	1.06%

Do analysts rate BOOT or HLCL?

Henry Boot currently has a consensus target price of GBX 310, indicating a potential upside of 70.33%. Helical has a consensus target price of GBX 351.50, indicating a potential upside of 80.07%. Given Helical's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Helical is more favorable than Henry Boot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henry Boot	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Helical	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to BOOT or HLCL?

In the previous week, Henry Boot had 7 more articles in the media than Helical. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Henry Boot and 0 mentions for Helical. Helical's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Henry Boot's score of -0.04 indicating that Helical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Henry Boot	Neutral
Helical	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, BOOT or HLCL?

Henry Boot has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helical has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BOOT or HLCL?

Henry Boot has higher revenue and earnings than Helical. Helical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henry Boot, 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
Henry Boot	£359.40M	0.68	£26.28M	£0.19	957.89
Helical	£43.42M	5.55	-£174.84M	-£1.43	-136.50

Summary

Henry Boot beats Helical on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.