Henderson Far East Income (HFEL) Competitors

Henderson Far East Income (LON:HFEL) and JTC (LON:JTC) 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 dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HFEL or JTC?

8.5% of Henderson Far East Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of JTC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Henderson Far East Income shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of JTC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HFEL or JTC more profitable?

Henderson Far East Income has a net margin of 589.91% compared to JTC's net margin of 10.29%. JTC's return on equity of 5.70% beat Henderson Far East Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson Far East Income	589.91%	-2.82%	-0.81%
JTC	10.29%	5.70%	4.96%

Does the media refer more to HFEL or JTC?

In the previous week, Henderson Far East Income had 1 more articles in the media than JTC. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Henderson Far East Income and 1 mentions for JTC. Henderson Far East Income's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat JTC's score of 0.45 indicating that Henderson Far East Income is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Henderson Far East Income	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
JTC	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is HFEL or JTC a better dividend stock?

Henderson Far East Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. JTC pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Henderson Far East Income pays out -393.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JTC pays out 67.3% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, HFEL or JTC?

Henderson Far East Income has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JTC has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HFEL or JTC?

JTC has a consensus price target of GBX 1,400, suggesting a potential upside of 65.48%. Given JTC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe JTC is more favorable than Henderson Far East Income.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henderson Far East Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
JTC	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HFEL or JTC?

JTC has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson Far East Income. Henderson Far East Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JTC, 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
Henderson Far East Income	-£1.75M	-213.43	-£10.33M	-£6.35	-36.23
JTC	£291.42M	4.88	£29.99M	£17.83	47.45

Summary

JTC beats Henderson Far East Income on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.