Helical (HLCL) Competitors

Mountview Estates (LON:MTVW) and Helical (LON:HLCL) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media refer more to MTVW or HLCL?

In the previous week, Mountview Estates had 1 more articles in the media than Helical. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mountview Estates and 1 mentions for Helical. Helical's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Mountview Estates' score of 0.36 indicating that Helical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mountview Estates	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Helical	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer MTVW or HLCL?

Helical has a consensus target price of GBX 275, suggesting a potential upside of 31.89%. Given Helical's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Helical is more favorable than Mountview Estates.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mountview Estates	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

Is MTVW or HLCL a better dividend stock?

Mountview Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Helical pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Mountview Estates pays out 87.1% 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 14.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MTVW or HLCL?

Helical has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mountview Estates. Helical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mountview Estates, 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
Mountview Estates	£72.13M	5.35	£17.02M	£6.03	1,643.15
Helical	£31.96M	7.97	£26.04M	£0.23	918.50

Which has more risk and volatility, MTVW or HLCL?

Mountview Estates has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helical has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MTVW or HLCL?

2.1% of Mountview Estates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of Helical shares are held by institutional investors. 28.7% of Mountview Estates shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of Helical shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MTVW or HLCL more profitable?

Helical has a net margin of 65.10% compared to Mountview Estates' net margin of 21.89%. Helical's return on equity of 5.77% beat Mountview Estates' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mountview Estates	21.89%	4.37%	5.55%
Helical	65.10%	5.77%	1.01%

Summary

Helical beats Mountview Estates on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.