Helical (HLCL) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, LSL or HLCL?

LSL Property Services has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helical has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LSL or HLCL more profitable?

Helical has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Helical's net margin of -37.88%. LSL Property Services' return on equity of -29.26% beat Helical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LSL Property Services	-37.88%	-45.08%	6.27%
Helical	N/A	-29.26%	1.06%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LSL or HLCL?

Helical received 155 more outperform votes than LSL Property Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.65% of users gave Helical an outperform vote while only 64.99% of users gave LSL Property Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LSL Property Services	Outperform Votes 219 64.99%	Underperform Votes 118 35.01%
Helical	Outperform Votes 374 71.65%	Underperform Votes 148 28.35%

Does the media refer more to LSL or HLCL?

In the previous week, Helical's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled LSL Property Services'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LSL Property Services	Neutral
Helical	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LSL or HLCL?

LSL Property Services has higher revenue and earnings than Helical. LSL Property Services 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
LSL Property Services	£284.06M	0.96	-£66.37M	-£0.65	-403.08
Helical	£43.42M	5.55	-£174.84M	-£1.43	-136.50

Is LSL or HLCL a better dividend stock?

LSL Property Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Helical pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. LSL Property Services pays out -1,692.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helical pays out -839.2% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LSL or HLCL?

76.7% of LSL Property Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Helical shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of LSL Property Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Helical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer LSL or HLCL?

LSL Property Services currently has a consensus price target of GBX 400, suggesting a potential upside of 52.67%. Helical has a consensus price target of GBX 351.50, suggesting a potential upside of 80.07%. Given LSL Property Services' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Helical is more favorable than LSL Property Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LSL Property Services	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

Summary

Helical beats LSL Property Services on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.