HFEL vs. FCSS, TFG, BNKR, FGT, LWDB, ASL, JMG, HRI, FSV, and IHP
Should you be buying Henderson Far East Income stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Henderson Far East Income include Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Tetragon Financial (TFG), The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), Law Debenture (LWDB), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Herald (HRI), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), and IntegraFin (IHP). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Henderson Far East Income vs. Its Competitors
Henderson Far East Income (LON:HFEL) and Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Henderson Far East Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Henderson Far East Income pays out -393.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity China Special pays out 3.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Henderson Far East Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
8.5% of Henderson Far East Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Henderson Far East Income shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fidelity China Special 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.
Henderson Far East Income has a net margin of 589.91% compared to Fidelity China Special's net margin of -561.50%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 83.04% beat Henderson Far East Income's return on equity.
In the previous week, Fidelity China Special had 3 more articles in the media than Henderson Far East Income. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Fidelity China Special and 1 mentions for Henderson Far East Income. Fidelity China Special's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Henderson Far East Income's score of 0.59 indicating that Fidelity China Special is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Fidelity China Special has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Henderson Far East Income. Henderson Far East Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity China Special, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Fidelity China Special beats Henderson Far East Income on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:HFEL) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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