Helical (HLCL)

Sector:

Real Estate

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

222.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -4.00p
  • 52 Week High: 247.50p
  • 52 Week Low: 171.40p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 123.34m
  • Volume: 71,877
  • Market Cap: £274.42m
  • RiskGrade: 178
  • Beta: 0.02

Sunday share tips: Restore, Helical

By Alexander Bueso

Date: Sunday 03 May 2020

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - The Mail on Sunday's Midas column touted data-storage specialist Restore as a 'buy', calling attention to the resilience of its storage division despite the Covid-19 pandemic and strong demand at its IT unit.
Midas also called attention to the company's reputation for trustworthiness.

"When it comes to storing, shredding and digitalising documents, trust is paramount," it said.

"Reassuringly", the firm's chief executive officer and finance director had splashed out ?45,000 of their own money in just the last week scooping up shares in the outfit.

According to Midas, the company might also benefit as it is better positioned than some smaller competitors, which might put themselves up for sale.

It could also count the Ministry of Defence, the Royal Navy and 80% of NHS trusts among its clients.

As well, analysts were predicting a strong recovery in 2021 with the dividend payout seen at 8.5p per share and set to rise again in 2022 and in later years.



The Sunday Times's Sam Chambers thinks shares of Helical are a 'buy' despite the risk that the property developer might defer or scrap its dividend payout.

Yes, the daunting macroeconomic outlook has seen its shares retreat by 21%.

But in the Times's 'Inside the City' column, Chambers pointed to the continued interest from some investors, such as the French outfit that recently scooped up a building near the Barbican from it for ?48.5m.

The company had also recently drawn from a revolving credit facility, boosting its cash reserves by ?30m to ?64m, the tipster said, adding that "analysts still do not see a major risk of breaching the covenants on its debt".

Furthermore, the share price drop had seen a "yawning gap" open up between the shares' market value and their ?556.7m net asset value.

According to the tipster, there were also rumours making the rounds that Helical might soon receive another approach from private equity, with the firm having already rebuffed multiple others in the not too distant past.

"There should be enough positives to keep investment coming into London offices, and with a market cap of ?437m, Helical looks a manageable target for a brave investor. Buy."

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Helical Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 222.50p
Change Today -4.00p
% Change -1.77 %
52 Week High 247.50p
52 Week Low 171.40p
Volume 71,877
Shares Issued 123.34m
Market Cap £274.42m
Beta 0.02
RiskGrade 178

Helical Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
38.64% above the market average38.64% above the market average38.64% above the market average38.64% above the market average38.64% above the market average
8.33% above the sector average8.33% above the sector average8.33% above the sector average8.33% above the sector average8.33% above the sector average
Price Trend
29.73% above the market average29.73% above the market average29.73% above the market average29.73% above the market average29.73% above the market average
28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average
Income
89.59% below the market average89.59% below the market average89.59% below the market average89.59% below the market average89.59% below the market average
91.3% below the sector average91.3% below the sector average91.3% below the sector average91.3% below the sector average91.3% below the sector average
Growth
89.33% below the market average89.33% below the market average89.33% below the market average89.33% below the market average89.33% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 0
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 2
strong_buy
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Helical Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 26-Jun-25 05-Dec-24
Paid 04-Aug-25 15-Jan-25
Amount 3.50p 1.50p

Trades for 30-May-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
16:35 45,885 @ 222.50p
16:35 1 @ 222.50p
16:35 614 @ 222.50p
16:35 427 @ 222.50p
16:35 4,254 @ 222.50p

Helical Key Personnel

CEO Matthew Bonning-Snook
Finance Director Tim Murphy
CFO James Moss

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