Henderson European Trust (HET) Competitors

Burford Capital (LON:BUR) and Henderson European Trust (LON:HET) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BUR or HET?

Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson European Trust. Burford Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henderson European Trust, 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
Burford Capital	£299.55M	9.53	£193.30M	£55.90	18.55
Henderson European Trust	£75.38M	9.18	£71.73M	£0.34	613.97

Which has more risk & volatility, BUR or HET?

Burford Capital has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henderson European Trust has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BUR or HET more profitable?

Henderson European Trust has a net margin of 95.15% compared to Burford Capital's net margin of 64.53%. Henderson European Trust's return on equity of 17.54% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burford Capital	64.53%	6.70%	10.28%
Henderson European Trust	95.15%	17.54%	10.02%

Does the media prefer BUR or HET?

In the previous week, Henderson European Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Henderson European Trust and 0 mentions for Burford Capital. Henderson European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.66 indicating that Henderson European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Burford Capital	Positive
Henderson European Trust	Very Positive

Is BUR or HET a better dividend stock?

Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Henderson European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Burford Capital pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson European Trust pays out 1,764.7% 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 recommend BUR or HET?

Burford Capital presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,600, indicating a potential upside of 54.29%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Henderson European Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Burford Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Henderson European Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BUR or HET?

62.2% of Burford Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of Burford Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Burford Capital beats Henderson European Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.