Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL) Competitors

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

Is BPT or HSL a better dividend stock?

Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Bridgepoint Group pays out 163.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson Smaller Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to BPT or HSL?

In the previous week, Bridgepoint Group had 1 more articles in the media than Henderson Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bridgepoint Group and 0 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies. Bridgepoint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that Bridgepoint Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bridgepoint Group	Neutral
Henderson Smaller Companies	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BPT or HSL?

20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.1% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies 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 preferable valuation and earnings, BPT or HSL?

Henderson Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bridgepoint Group. Henderson Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, 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
Bridgepoint Group	£272.35M	9.72	£45.58M	£5.50	58.25
Henderson Smaller Companies	£98.67M	6.40	£91.77M	£124.85	6.89

Do analysts prefer BPT or HSL?

Bridgepoint Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 359.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.06%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Henderson Smaller Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Henderson Smaller Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BPT or HSL more profitable?

Henderson Smaller Companies has a net margin of 93.00% compared to Bridgepoint Group's net margin of 16.74%. Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity of 13.76% beat Bridgepoint Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%
Henderson Smaller Companies	93.00%	13.76%	7.47%

Which has more risk & volatility, BPT or HSL?

Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bridgepoint Group beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.