Helical (HLCL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HLCL or LOK?

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

Is HLCL or LOK a better dividend stock?

Helical pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Lok'nStore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share. Helical pays out -322.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, HLCL or LOK?

Helical has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lok'nStore Group has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HLCL or LOK 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
Helical	N/A	-37.60%	1.01%
Lok'nStore Group	14.34%	1.87%	1.48%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HLCL or LOK?

Lok'nStore Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Helical	£37.84M	5.71	-£189.81M	-£1.55	-113.61
Lok'nStore Group	£27.73M	0.00	£3.98M	£0.13	N/A

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

69.3% of Helical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Lok'nStore Group shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Helical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of Lok'nStore Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor HLCL or LOK?

In the previous week, Lok'nStore Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Helical's score of -0.97 indicating that Lok'nStore Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Helical	Negative
Lok'nStore Group	Neutral

Do analysts prefer HLCL or LOK?

Helical currently has a consensus price target of GBX 275, suggesting a potential upside of 56.16%. Given Helical's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Helical is more favorable than Lok'nStore Group.

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
Lok'nStore Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Helical beats Lok'nStore Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.