Henderson High Income Trust (HHI) Competitors

Henderson High Income Trust (LON:HHI) and Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HHI or ASL?

7.8% of Henderson High Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Henderson High Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, HHI or ASL?

Henderson High Income Trust has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor HHI or ASL?

In the previous week, Henderson High Income Trust and Henderson High Income Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Henderson High Income Trust's score of 1.53 indicating that Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Henderson High Income Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HHI or ASL?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson High Income Trust. Henderson High Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust, 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 High Income Trust	£44.37M	7.08	£34.16M	£25.41	7.28
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	£68.05M	18.40	£255.01M	£79.75	19.41

Is HHI or ASL a better dividend stock?

Henderson High Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Henderson High Income Trust pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 0.5% 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 High Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is HHI or ASL more profitable?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 112.81% compared to Henderson High Income Trust's net margin of 86.35%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 18.22% beat Henderson High Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson High Income Trust	86.35%	12.66%	7.10%
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	112.81%	18.22%	11.67%

Summary

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats Henderson High Income Trust on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.