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Henderson Far East Income (HFEL) Competitors

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GBX 244 +1.00 (+0.41%)
As of 12:21 PM Eastern

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Henderson Far East Income£24.89M18.06-£10.33M£0.122,045.26
Murray International£144.64M12.33£178.39M£0.231,339.40

In the previous week, Henderson Far East Income's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Murray International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Henderson Far East Income Neutral
Murray International Neutral

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Henderson Far East Income589.91% -2.82% -0.81%
Murray International 90.03%10.98%6.89%

Summary

Murray International beats Henderson Far East Income on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HFEL vs. The Competition

MetricHenderson Far East IncomeAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£449.53M£1.44B£4.90B£2.58B
Dividend Yield10.44%4.60%4.33%5.32%
P/E Ratio2,045.263,119.001,348.204,414.47
Price / Sales18.061,980.111,374.20100,817.40
Price / Cash28.8960.47127.8227.90
Price / Book1.091.383.538.24
Net Income-£10.33M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.81%-0.26%-0.39%-0.08%
1 Month Performance1.04%0.52%2.06%2.36%
1 Year Performance4.05%8.21%44.26%139.25%

Henderson Far East Income Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HFEL
Henderson Far East Income
N/AGBX 244
+0.4%
N/A+4.7%£449.53M£24.89M2,045.26N/A
MYI
Murray International
N/AGBX 305
+0.3%
N/A+20.9%£1.80B£144.64M1,354.95N/ADividend Announcement
N91
Ninety One Group
1.1475 of 5 stars
GBX 209.20
+1.0%
GBX 190
-9.2%
+18.7%£1.80B£700M1,216.281,180News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
MRC
The Mercantile Investment Trust
N/AGBX 250.50
flat
N/A+7.0%£1.78B£244.11M800.322,800Positive News
SSON
Smithson Investment Trust
N/AGBX 1,554
+0.5%
N/A+6.3%£1.71B£89.31M2,717.26N/APositive News
PNL
Personal Assets
N/AGBX 527
flat
N/A+8.0%£1.64B£123.08M1,525.00N/A
FCSS
Fidelity China Special
N/AGBX 331.50
-0.3%
N/A+49.2%£1.61B£339.93M502.81N/APositive News
WTAN
Witan Investment Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.58B£246.38M738.896
BRW
Brewin Dolphin
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.56B£415.46M3,029.412,186
PIN
Pantheon International
N/AGBX 344.06
+0.2%
N/A+10.0%£1.51B£4.38M-23,728.28455
SNN
Sanne Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.50B£194.16M-204.6720,100

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This page (LON:HFEL) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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