Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) Trading 0.4% Higher - What's Next?

Key Points

• Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) shares increased by 0.4%, reaching GBX 857 ($11.46) during trading on Tuesday, although the trading volume declined by 37% compared to the average.
• The company reported a return on equity of 13.76% and a remarkable net margin of 93.00% in its last quarterly earnings results.
• Henderson Smaller Companies aims to maximize shareholders' total returns by investing primarily in smaller UK-listed companies.

Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL - Get Free Report)'s share price traded up 0.4% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 857 ($11.46) and last traded at GBX 857 ($11.46). 127,106 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 37% from the average session volume of 201,079 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 854 ($11.42).

Henderson Smaller Companies Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £538.32 million, a PE ratio of -13.99 and a beta of 1.27. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 862.26 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 838.19. The company has a quick ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.12.

Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported GBX 27.89 earnings per share for the quarter. Henderson Smaller Companies had a return on equity of 13.76% and a net margin of 93.00%.

Henderson Smaller Companies Company Profile

The Company's investment objective is to maximize shareholders' total returns by investing mainly in smaller companies that are quoted in the United Kingdom. The Company is engaged in investing in shares and securities.

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