Helical (HLCL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer LOK or HLCL?

In the previous week, Helical had 1 more articles in the media than Lok'nStore Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Helical and 0 mentions for Lok'nStore Group. Lok'nStore Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Helical'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lok'nStore Group	Neutral
Helical	Neutral

Is LOK or HLCL more profitable?

Lok'nStore Group has a net margin of 14.34% compared to Helical's net margin of 0.00%. Lok'nStore Group's return on equity of 1.87% beat Helical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lok'nStore Group	14.34%	1.87%	1.48%
Helical	N/A	-37.60%	1.01%

Which has more risk and volatility, LOK or HLCL?

Lok'nStore Group has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% 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 LOK or HLCL?

53.1% of Lok'nStore Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of Helical shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.9% of Lok'nStore Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Helical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LOK or HLCL?

Lok'nStore Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Helical. Helical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lok'nStore Group, 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
Lok'nStore Group	£27.73M	0.00	£3.98M	£0.13	N/A
Helical	£37.84M	5.57	-£189.81M	-£1.55	-110.84

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LOK or HLCL?

Helical received 193 more outperform votes than Lok'nStore Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.76% of users gave Helical an outperform vote while only 62.46% of users gave Lok'nStore Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lok'nStore Group	Outperform Votes 183 62.46%	Underperform Votes 110 37.54%
Helical	Outperform Votes 376 71.76%	Underperform Votes 148 28.24%

Is LOK or HLCL a better dividend stock?

Lok'nStore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share. Helical pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Lok'nStore Group pays out 14,615.4% 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 -322.6% 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 analysts rate LOK or HLCL?

Helical has a consensus price target of GBX 275, suggesting a potential upside of 60.07%. Given Helical's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Helical is more favorable than Lok'nStore Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lok'nStore Group	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

Summary

Helical beats Lok'nStore Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.