Helical (HLCL) Competitors

Helical (LON:HLCL) and Globalworth Real Estate Investments (LON:GWI) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is HLCL or GWI more profitable?

Helical has a net margin of 65.10% compared to Globalworth Real Estate Investments' net margin of -40.58%. Helical's return on equity of 5.77% beat Globalworth Real Estate Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helical	65.10%	5.77%	1.01%
Globalworth Real Estate Investments	-40.58%	-6.02%	2.24%

Which has more volatility & risk, HLCL or GWI?

Helical has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globalworth Real Estate Investments has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HLCL or GWI?

69.3% of Helical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of Globalworth Real Estate Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Helical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 85.6% of Globalworth Real Estate Investments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HLCL or GWI a better dividend stock?

Helical pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Globalworth Real Estate Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 886.1%. Helical pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Globalworth Real Estate Investments pays out -5,782.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Globalworth Real Estate Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer HLCL or GWI?

Helical presently has a consensus target price of GBX 275, indicating a potential upside of 23.86%. Given Helical's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Helical is more favorable than Globalworth Real Estate Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helical	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Globalworth Real Estate Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HLCL or GWI?

Helical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Globalworth Real Estate Investments. Globalworth Real Estate Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helical, 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
Helical	£40.00M	6.81	£26.04M	£21.22	10.46
Globalworth Real Estate Investments	£24.94B	0.03	-£10.12B	-£0.36	-6.53

Does the media favor HLCL or GWI?

In the previous week, Helical's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Globalworth Real Estate Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Helical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Helical	Neutral
Globalworth Real Estate Investments	Neutral

Summary

Helical beats Globalworth Real Estate Investments on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.