Henderson European Trust (HET) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BPT or HET?

Henderson European Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bridgepoint Group. Bridgepoint Group 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
Bridgepoint Group	£272.35M	9.71	£45.58M	£5.50	58.17
Henderson European Trust	£75.38M	9.00	£71.73M	£0.34	601.98

Do analysts prefer BPT or HET?

Bridgepoint Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 371, suggesting a potential upside of 15.87%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Henderson European Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Henderson European Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BPT or HET a better dividend stock?

Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Henderson European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Bridgepoint Group pays out 163.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Is BPT or HET more profitable?

Henderson European Trust has a net margin of 95.15% compared to Bridgepoint Group's net margin of 16.74%. Henderson European Trust's return on equity of 17.54% beat Bridgepoint Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%
Henderson European Trust	95.15%	17.54%	10.02%

Does the media prefer BPT or HET?

In the previous week, Bridgepoint Group had 3 more articles in the media than Henderson European Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bridgepoint Group and 0 mentions for Henderson European Trust. Bridgepoint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Henderson European Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Bridgepoint Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bridgepoint Group	Neutral
Henderson European Trust	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, BPT or HET?

Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henderson European Trust has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Bridgepoint Group beats Henderson European Trust on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.