Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL) Competitors GBX 847 -3.00 (-0.35%) As of 09/12/2025 11:51 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HSL vs. HVPE, AJB, JTC, TEM, CLDN, RAT, JAM, BHMU, TRIG, and EMGShould you be buying Henderson Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Henderson Smaller Companies include HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), AJ Bell (AJB), JTC (JTC), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), Rathbones Group (RAT), JPMorgan American (JAM), BH Macro USD (BHMU), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), and Man Group (EMG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Henderson Smaller Companies vs. Its Competitors HarbourVest Global Private Equity AJ Bell JTC Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Caledonia Investments Rathbones Group JPMorgan American BH Macro USD The Renewables Infrastructure Group Man Group HarbourVest Global Private Equity (LON:HVPE) and Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is HVPE or HSL more profitable? Henderson Smaller Companies has a net margin of 93.00% compared to HarbourVest Global Private Equity's net margin of 37.99%. Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity of 13.76% beat HarbourVest Global Private Equity's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HarbourVest Global Private Equity37.99% 0.26% 2.14% Henderson Smaller Companies 93.00%13.76%7.47% Do institutionals & insiders believe in HVPE or HSL? 20.6% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer HVPE or HSL? In the previous week, Henderson Smaller Companies had 2 more articles in the media than HarbourVest Global Private Equity. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for HarbourVest Global Private Equity. HarbourVest Global Private Equity's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Henderson Smaller Companies'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment HarbourVest Global Private Equity Neutral Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral Which has better earnings & valuation, HVPE or HSL? Henderson Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HarbourVest Global Private Equity. Henderson Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HarbourVest Global Private Equity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHarbourVest Global Private Equity£218.77M9.35£12.26M£2.741,025.55Henderson Smaller Companies-£44.23M-12.28£91.77M-£0.61-1,383.08 Which has more risk & volatility, HVPE or HSL? HarbourVest Global Private Equity has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHarbourVest Global Private Equity and Henderson Smaller Companies tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Henderson Smaller Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HSL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HSL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHenderson Smaller CompaniesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£543.03M£1.44B£6.36B£2.59BDividend Yield3.27%4.58%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio-1,383.084,757.921,777.845,410.94Price / Sales-12.281,965.451,341.7496,691.88Price / Cash67.4960.62127.4727.93Price / Book0.851.362.067.77Net Income£91.77M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.59%13.32%7.12%6.51%1 Month Performance-3.42%13.33%7.58%55.94%1 Year Performance-2.08%8.48%30.93%147.85% Henderson Smaller Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HSLHenderson Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 847-0.4%N/A-0.6%£543.03M-£44.23M-1,383.08N/ANews CoverageHVPEHarbourVest Global Private EquityN/AGBX 2,790+0.2%N/A+19.1%£2.01B£218.77M1,018.25N/AAJBAJ Bell1.3778 of 5 starsGBX 504.50+0.7%GBX 501-0.7%+16.6%£2.01B£291.42M2,336.731,373Dividend IncreaseGap DownJTCJTC0.737 of 5 starsGBX 1,159.16-0.4%GBX 1,208.33+4.2%+20.9%£1.96B£305.38M-26,107.161,603News CoverageTEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 200.33-0.1%N/A+33.5%£1.95B£187.20M1,395.06N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCLDNCaledonia InvestmentsN/AGBX 380+0.3%N/A-89.2%£1.92B£104.10M3,132.7374Positive NewsRATRathbones Group2.3851 of 5 starsGBX 1,786-1.3%GBX 2,095.67+17.3%+1.5%£1.91B£897.60M3,022.003,500JAMJPMorgan AmericanN/AGBX 1,072+0.8%N/A+11.9%£1.85B£84.18M2,425.89N/ANews CoverageBHMUBH Macro USDN/AGBX 4flatN/A+3.5%£1.83B£152.48M26.15N/ATRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group1.7732 of 5 starsGBX 77+1.9%GBX 100+29.9%-28.1%£1.80B-£210.60M-875.00N/AEMGMan Group3.0343 of 5 starsGBX 158.90+0.7%GBX 220.80+39.0%-25.8%£1.77B£1.31B1,012.101,790News CoverageInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HarbourVest Global Private Equity Competitors AJ Bell Competitors JTC Competitors Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Competitors Caledonia Investments Competitors Rathbones Group Competitors JPMorgan American Competitors BH Macro USD Competitors The Renewables Infrastructure Group Competitors Man Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:HSL) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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