Henderson International Income (HINT) Competitors

Henderson International Income (LON:HINT) and Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HINT or ASL?

Henderson International Income received 30 more outperform votes than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.81% of users gave Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust an outperform vote while only 67.26% of users gave Henderson International Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Henderson International Income	Outperform Votes 113 67.26%	Underperform Votes 55 32.74%
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Outperform Votes 83 72.81%	Underperform Votes 31 27.19%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HINT or ASL?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson International Income. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henderson International Income, 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
Henderson International Income	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.12	1,366.67
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	£114.95M	11.24	£99.04M	£1.17	1,311.11

Does the media favor HINT or ASL?

In the previous week, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Henderson International Income. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust and 0 mentions for Henderson International Income. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Henderson International Income's score of 0.00 indicating that Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Henderson International Income	Neutral
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HINT or ASL?

28.4% of Henderson International Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Henderson International Income shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is HINT or ASL a better dividend stock?

Henderson International Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Henderson International Income pays out 5,833.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 3,589.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer HINT or ASL?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henderson International Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is HINT or ASL more profitable?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 86.17% compared to Henderson International Income's net margin of 0.00%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 7.77% beat Henderson International Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson International Income	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	86.17%	7.77%	4.79%

Summary

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats Henderson International Income on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.