HFEL vs. MYI, N91, MRC, SSON, PNL, FCSS, WTAN, BRW, PIN, and SNN
Should you be buying Henderson Far East Income stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Henderson Far East Income include Murray International (MYI), Ninety One Group (N91), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), Personal Assets (PNL), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Witan Investment Trust (WTAN), Brewin Dolphin (BRW), Pantheon International (PIN), and Sanne Group (SNN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Henderson Far East Income vs. Its Competitors
Henderson Far East Income (LON:HFEL) and Murray International (LON:MYI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
Henderson Far East Income has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murray International has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
6.9% of Henderson Far East Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Murray International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Henderson Far East Income shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Murray International 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.
Murray International has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson Far East Income. Murray International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henderson Far East Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Henderson Far East Income's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Murray International'saverage media sentiment score.
Henderson Far East Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Murray International pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Henderson Far East Income pays out 207.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Murray International pays out 52.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Henderson Far East Income has a net margin of 589.91% compared to Murray International's net margin of 90.03%. Murray International's return on equity of 10.98% beat Henderson Far East Income's return on equity.
Summary
Murray International beats Henderson Far East Income on 7 of the 13 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 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
