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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
AJ Bell beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:HSL) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff