Helios Towers (HTWS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Helios Towers is a leading independent telecommunications infrastructure company, having established one of the most extensive tower portfolios across Africa and the Middle East. It builds, owns and operates telecom passive infrastructure, providing services to mobile network operators. Helios Towers owns and operates telecommunication tower sites in Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Ghana, South Africa, Senegal, Madagascar, Malawi and Oman. Helios Towers pioneered the model in Africa of buying towers that were held by single operators and providing services utilising the tower infrastructure to the seller and other operators. This allows wireless operators to outsource non-core tower-related activities, enabling them to focus their capital and managerial resources on providing higher quality services more cost-effectively.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 107 to 109.60
• 50-Day Range: 89.40 to 107.20
• 52-Week Range: 87.20 to 134
• Volume: 719,650 shs
• Average Volume: 3.80 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 220
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Helios Towers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Helios Towers scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Helios Towers has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Helios Towers has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Helios Towers is -11.80, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Helios Towers is -11.80, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HTWS.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Helios Towers does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Helios Towers does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for HTWS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Helios Towers this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Helios Towers insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £76,941.80 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.39% of the stock of Helios Towers is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.17% of the stock of Helios Towers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HTWS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HTWS shares performed this year?

Helios Towers' stock was trading at GBX 91.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HTWS shares have increased by 18.3% and is now trading at GBX 108.20.
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How do I buy shares of Helios Towers?

Shares of HTWS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Helios Towers own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Helios Towers investors own include Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), AutoZone (AZO), Danaher (DHR), Ovintiv (OVV), Airtel Africa (AAF) and Arbor Realty Trust (ABR).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Telecom Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:HTWS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.heliostowers.com
• Phone: 44 20 7871 3670
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 725
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 220
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 265
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 175
• Potential Upside/Downside: +100.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (9.17)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £-153,561,051.37
• Net Margins: -10.52%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 152.87%
• Return on Assets: 5.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: -2,151.68
• Current Ratio: 1.24
• Quick Ratio: 1.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.99
• Cash Flow: GBX 35.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.11
• Book Value: GBX (6.04) per share
• Price / Book: -18.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,326,622,284
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.45 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.50