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Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL) Competitors

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GBX 884 +6.00 (+0.68%)
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HSL vs. AJB, HVPE, CLDN, JAM, RAT, N91, TRIG, ATT, MYI, and BUR

Should you be buying Henderson Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Henderson Smaller Companies include AJ Bell (AJB), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), JPMorgan American (JAM), Rathbones Group (RAT), Ninety One Group (N91), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), Allianz Technology Trust (ATT), Murray International (MYI), and Burford Capital (BUR). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

Henderson Smaller Companies vs. Its Competitors

AJ Bell (LON:AJB) and Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

AJ Bell pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. AJ Bell pays out 57.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out -0.4% 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.

AJ Bell has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, AJ Bell had 14 more articles in the media than Henderson Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AJ Bell and 1 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies. AJ Bell's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that AJ Bell is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AJ Bell
2 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Henderson Smaller Companies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

49.5% of AJ Bell shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of AJ Bell shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Henderson Smaller Companies has a net margin of 93.00% compared to AJ Bell's net margin of 33.14%. AJ Bell's return on equity of 42.30% beat Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AJ Bell33.14% 42.30% 36.07%
Henderson Smaller Companies 93.00%13.76%7.47%

AJ Bell currently has a consensus price target of GBX 542.86, indicating a potential downside of 0.03%. Given AJ Bell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe AJ Bell is more favorable than Henderson Smaller Companies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AJ Bell
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Henderson Smaller Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Henderson Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AJ Bell. Henderson Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AJ Bell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AJ Bell£291.42M7.52£81.11M£21.5925.15
Henderson Smaller Companies-£44.23M-12.55£91.77M-£61.24-14.44

Summary

AJ Bell beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 14 of the 18 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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HSL vs. The Competition

MetricHenderson Smaller CompaniesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£555.29M£1.48B£4.94B£2.66B
Dividend Yield3.28%4.72%4.41%5.35%
P/E Ratio-14.4444.1922.78400.58
Price / Sales-12.551,991.361,378.2298,316.49
Price / Cash67.4960.47127.7627.90
Price / Book0.881.372.167.26
Net Income£91.77M£264.59M£1.22B£5.88B
7 Day Performance3.51%1.11%0.88%1.12%
1 Month Performance3.63%0.96%0.93%1.37%
1 Year Performance5.21%9.47%38.08%117.34%

Henderson Smaller Companies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HSL
Henderson Smaller Companies
N/AGBX 884
+0.7%
N/A+5.5%£555.29M-£44.23M-14.44N/A
AJB
AJ Bell
2.2003 of 5 stars
GBX 528.14
-2.6%
GBX 534.29
+1.2%
+17.5%£2.13B£291.42M2,446.231,373Trending News
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
HVPE
HarbourVest Global Private Equity
N/AGBX 2,890
-2.0%
N/A+31.6%£2.10B£218.77M1,054.74N/ANews Coverage
CLDN
Caledonia Investments
N/AGBX 378
-0.9%
N/A-88.5%£1.98B£104.10M3,116.2474
JAM
JPMorgan American
N/AGBX 1,088
-1.3%
N/A+9.4%£1.89B£84.18M2,462.10N/ANews Coverage
RAT
Rathbones Group
2.3256 of 5 stars
GBX 1,794.49
-1.1%
GBX 2,084.25
+16.1%
+8.0%£1.88B£897.60M3,036.363,500
N91
Ninety One Group
1.21 of 5 stars
GBX 217.40
-1.5%
GBX 190
-12.6%
+33.3%£1.87B£700M1,263.951,180News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
TRIG
The Renewables Infrastructure Group
2.2465 of 5 stars
GBX 76.55
-0.3%
GBX 100
+30.6%
-21.8%£1.84B-£210.60M-869.89N/A
ATT
Allianz Technology Trust
N/AGBX 490.93
-1.4%
N/A+37.4%£1.81B£143.63M1,311.24N/A
MYI
Murray International
N/AGBX 298.50
-1.0%
N/A+22.1%£1.77B£144.64M1,326.08N/ANews Coverage
Dividend Announcement
BUR
Burford Capital
2.8846 of 5 stars
GBX 804.05
-2.0%
GBX 1,600
+99.0%
-24.2%£1.76B£444.57M14.38140News Coverage
Gap Down

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This page (LON:HSL) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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