Helical (HLCL) Competitors

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

Is GWI or HLCL 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
Globalworth Real Estate Investments	-40.58%	-6.02%	2.24%
Helical	65.10%	5.77%	1.01%

Is GWI or HLCL a better dividend stock?

Globalworth Real Estate Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 878.7%. Helical pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Globalworth Real Estate Investments pays out -5,782.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helical pays out 23.6% 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GWI or HLCL?

Helical has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Globalworth Real Estate Investments	£24.94B	0.03	-£10.12B	-£0.36	-6.58
Helical	£40.00M	6.81	£26.04M	£21.22	10.46

Which has more risk and volatility, GWI or HLCL?

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GWI or HLCL?

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

Do analysts rate GWI or HLCL?

Helical has a consensus price target of GBX 275, suggesting a potential upside of 23.87%. Given Helical's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Helical is more favorable than Globalworth Real Estate Investments.

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

Does the media favor GWI or HLCL?

In the previous week, Helical had 1 more articles in the media than Globalworth Real Estate Investments. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Helical and 0 mentions for Globalworth Real Estate Investments. Helical's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Globalworth Real Estate Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Helical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Globalworth Real Estate Investments	Neutral
Helical	Positive

Summary

Helical beats Globalworth Real Estate Investments on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.