Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL) Competitors GBX 874 +1.00 (+0.11%) As of 10/8/2025 12:28 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HSL vs. JTC, AJB, TEM, EMG, HVPE, CLDN, BUR, RAT, JAM, and ATTShould you be buying Henderson Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Henderson Smaller Companies include JTC (JTC), AJ Bell (AJB), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Man Group (EMG), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), Burford Capital (BUR), Rathbones Group (RAT), JPMorgan American (JAM), and Allianz Technology Trust (ATT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Henderson Smaller Companies vs. Its Competitors JTC AJ Bell Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Man Group HarbourVest Global Private Equity Caledonia Investments Burford Capital Rathbones Group JPMorgan American Allianz Technology Trust JTC (LON:JTC) 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 earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the media favor JTC or HSL? In the previous week, JTC had 3 more articles in the media than Henderson Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for JTC and 0 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies. JTC's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that JTC is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment JTC Neutral Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JTC or HSL? Henderson Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JTC. JTC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henderson Smaller Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJTC£330.89M6.63£29.99M-£0.12-11,192.95Henderson Smaller Companies-£44.23M-12.41£91.77M-£0.61-1,427.17 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JTC or HSL? 61.0% of JTC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of JTC 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend JTC or HSL? JTC presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,208.33, indicating a potential downside of 7.65%. Given JTC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe JTC is more favorable than Henderson Smaller Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score JTC 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Henderson Smaller Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, JTC or HSL? JTC has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less 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. Is JTC or HSL more profitable? Henderson Smaller Companies has a net margin of 93.00% compared to JTC's net margin of 10.29%. Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity of 13.76% beat JTC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets JTC10.29% 5.70% 4.96% Henderson Smaller Companies 93.00%13.76%7.47% Is JTC or HSL a better dividend stock? JTC pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. JTC pays out -107.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out -44.1% 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. SummaryJTC beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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£549.00M£1.48B£6.50B£2.61BDividend Yield3.18%4.59%4.31%5.28%P/E Ratio-1,427.173,116.271,345.554,442.02Price / Sales-12.411,964.341,452.36100,236.46Price / Cash67.4960.47127.6427.90Price / Book0.871.373.539.02Net Income£91.77M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.66%0.43%1.00%0.42%1 Month Performance2.82%1.34%6.69%5.55%1 Year Performance2.58%8.59%40.92%161.66% Henderson Smaller Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HSLHenderson Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 874+0.1%N/A+3.3%£549.00M-£44.23M-1,427.17N/AJTCJTC0.5701 of 5 starsGBX 1,326+1.4%GBX 1,208.33-8.9%+25.8%£2.25B£330.89M-29,864.861,603AJBAJ Bell1.715 of 5 starsGBX 540+5.9%GBX 521.67-3.4%+24.0%£2.19B£291.42M2,501.161,373Dividend IncreaseGap DownTEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 223.61+0.7%N/A+30.9%£2.18B£187.20M1,557.17N/APositive NewsEMGMan Group3.1014 of 5 starsGBX 191.20+4.7%GBX 226.80+18.6%-9.3%£2.15B£1.31B1,217.831,790HVPEHarbourVest Global Private EquityN/AGBX 2,910+0.7%N/A+28.6%£2.12B£218.77M1,062.04N/ANews CoverageCLDNCaledonia InvestmentsN/AGBX 378+0.7%N/A-88.7%£1.98B£104.10M3,116.2474BURBurford Capital3.3417 of 5 starsGBX 886.50+0.7%GBX 1,600+80.5%-12.4%£1.94B£410.92M15.86140Positive NewsRATRathbones Group2.4852 of 5 starsGBX 1,838+1.7%GBX 2,095.67+14.0%+3.7%£1.94B£897.60M3,109.983,500News CoveragePositive NewsJAMJPMorgan AmericanN/AGBX 1,106+0.5%N/A+12.3%£1.93B£84.18M2,502.83N/AATTAllianz Technology TrustN/AGBX 511+0.2%N/A+40.6%£1.90B£143.63M1,364.85N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JTC Competitors AJ Bell Competitors Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Competitors Man Group Competitors HarbourVest Global Private Equity Competitors Caledonia Investments Competitors Burford Capital Competitors Rathbones Group Competitors JPMorgan American Competitors Allianz Technology Trust 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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