Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL) Competitors

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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HVPE or HSL?

Henderson Smaller Companies has higher revenue and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	£32.28M	81.61	£12.26M	£10.63	268.00
Henderson Smaller Companies	£98.67M	6.58	£91.77M	£124.85	7.08

Does the media favor HVPE or HSL?

In the previous week, HarbourVest Global Private Equity had 1 more articles in the media than Henderson Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for HarbourVest Global Private Equity and 0 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies. HarbourVest Global Private Equity's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that HarbourVest Global Private Equity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Neutral
Henderson Smaller Companies	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, HVPE or HSL?

HarbourVest Global Private Equity has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% 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.

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 Equity	37.99%	0.26%	2.14%
Henderson Smaller Companies	93.00%	13.76%	7.47%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HVPE or HSL?

21.0% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.1% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Henderson Smaller Companies beats HarbourVest Global Private Equity on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.