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Henderson European Trust (HEX) Competitors

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As of 08/14/2026 12:36 PM Eastern
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HEX vs. BRFI, PCFC, ANII, CMPG, and SMIF

Should you buy Henderson European Trust stock or one of its competitors? Henderson European Trust's main competitors and comparable companies include BlackRock Frontiers (BRFI), Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (PCFC), abrdn New India Investment Trust (ANII), CT Global Managed Portfolio Growth (CMPG), and TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund (SMIF). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does Henderson European Trust compare to BlackRock Frontiers?

BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) and Henderson European Trust (LON:HEX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.

8.0% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by company 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.

BlackRock Frontiers has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson European Trust. BlackRock Frontiers 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Frontiers£81.92M3.86£73.42M£41.784.58
Henderson European TrustN/AN/AN/A£2.2113.53

In the previous week, BlackRock Frontiers' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Henderson European Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral
Henderson European Trust Neutral

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 284.82% compared to Henderson European Trust's net margin of 0.00%. BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity of 15.49% beat Henderson European Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Frontiers284.82% 15.49% 13.46%
Henderson European Trust N/A N/A N/A

Summary

BlackRock Frontiers beats Henderson European Trust on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Henderson European Trust compare to Polar Capital Global Financials Trust?

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (LON:PCFC) and Henderson European Trust (LON:HEX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Polar Capital Global Financials Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Henderson European Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Global Financials Trust Neutral
Henderson European Trust Neutral

0.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Henderson European Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Global Financials Trust£70.33M0.00N/A£49.50N/A
Henderson European TrustN/AN/AN/A£2.2113.53

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Global Financials TrustN/A N/A N/A
Henderson European Trust N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Henderson European Trust beats Polar Capital Global Financials Trust on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Henderson European Trust compare to abrdn New India Investment Trust?

abrdn New India Investment Trust (LON:ANII) and Henderson European Trust (LON:HEX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, abrdn New India Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Henderson European Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn New India Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
abrdn New India Investment Trust Positive
Henderson European Trust Neutral

23.0% of abrdn New India Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of abrdn New India Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Henderson European Trust has a net margin of 0.00% compared to abrdn New India Investment Trust's net margin of -2,108.76%. Henderson European Trust's return on equity of 0.00% beat abrdn New India Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
abrdn New India Investment Trust-2,108.76% -24.12% 15.37%
Henderson European Trust N/A N/A N/A

abrdn New India Investment Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Henderson European Trust. abrdn New India Investment Trust 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
abrdn New India Investment Trust-£88.86M-3.51£116.72M-£184.74N/A
Henderson European TrustN/AN/AN/A£2.2113.53

Summary

Henderson European Trust beats abrdn New India Investment Trust on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Henderson European Trust compare to CT Global Managed Portfolio Growth?

Henderson European Trust (LON:HEX) and CT Global Managed Portfolio Growth (LON:CMPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Henderson European TrustN/A N/A N/A
CT Global Managed Portfolio Growth N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Henderson European Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled CT Global Managed Portfolio Growth'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Henderson European Trust Neutral
CT Global Managed Portfolio Growth Neutral

Henderson European Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CT Global Managed Portfolio Growth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Henderson European TrustN/AN/AN/A£2.2113.53
CT Global Managed Portfolio Growth£21.03M14.91N/A£17.1519.13

0.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of CT Global Managed Portfolio Growth shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of CT Global Managed Portfolio Growth shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CT Global Managed Portfolio Growth beats Henderson European Trust on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Henderson European Trust compare to TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund?

TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund (LON:SMIF) and Henderson European Trust (LON:HEX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Henderson European Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund and 0 mentions for Henderson European Trust. TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Henderson European Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund Neutral
Henderson European Trust Neutral

Henderson European Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund£17.70M17.65N/A£5.7515.04
Henderson European TrustN/AN/AN/A£2.2113.53

15.1% of TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Henderson European Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund has a net margin of 57.51% compared to Henderson European Trust's net margin of 0.00%. TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund's return on equity of 5.95% beat Henderson European Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund57.51% 5.95% N/A
Henderson European Trust N/A N/A N/A

Summary

TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund beats Henderson European Trust on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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HEX vs. The Competition

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MetricHenderson European TrustCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£83.37M£5.70B£14.10B£2.88B
Dividend YieldN/A7.37%5.87%6.11%
P/E Ratio13.5338.1329.34368.70
Price / SalesN/A1,240.79514.9483,338.10
Price / CashN/A48.3337.4927.89
Price / BookN/A3.693.687.18
Net IncomeN/A£417.15M£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day Performance6.79%0.56%0.73%0.87%
1 Month Performance18.70%0.71%1.52%2.91%
1 Year PerformanceN/A7.69%12.46%64.28%

Henderson European Trust Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HEX
Henderson European Trust
N/AGBX 29.90
+3.1%		N/AN/A£83.37MN/A13.53N/A
BRFI
BlackRock Frontiers
N/AGBX 191.50
-0.8%		N/A+12.6%£315.91M£81.92M4.58N/A
PCFC
Polar Capital Global Financials Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£315.13M£70.33M2.09N/A
ANII
abrdn New India Investment Trust
N/AGBX 732
-0.3%		N/A-6.7%£314.45M-£88.86MN/AN/A
CMPG
CT Global Managed Portfolio Growth
N/AGBX 328.68
+0.2%		N/A+20.0%£314.17M£21.03M19.17N/A

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This page (LON:HEX) was last updated on 8/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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