Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL) Competitors

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

Is HSL or BPT a better dividend stock?

Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Is HSL or BPT 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
Henderson Smaller Companies	93.00%	13.76%	7.47%
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HSL or BPT?

31.1% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer HSL or BPT?

In the previous week, Henderson Smaller Companies and Henderson Smaller Companies both had 1 articles in the media. Henderson Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.60 indicating that Henderson Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Henderson Smaller Companies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bridgepoint Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, HSL or BPT?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSL or BPT?

Henderson Smaller Companies received 69 more outperform votes than Bridgepoint Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.00% of users gave Bridgepoint Group an outperform vote while only 68.64% of users gave Henderson Smaller Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Henderson Smaller Companies	Outperform Votes 81 68.64%	Underperform Votes 37 31.36%
Bridgepoint Group	Outperform Votes 12 80.00%	Underperform Votes 3 20.00%

Do analysts prefer HSL or BPT?

Bridgepoint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 359.33, indicating a potential upside of 31.14%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Henderson Smaller Companies.

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, HSL or BPT?

Henderson Smaller Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Henderson Smaller Companies	£98.67M	6.20	£91.77M	£124.85	6.67
Bridgepoint Group	£272.35M	8.31	£45.58M	£5.50	49.78

Summary

Bridgepoint Group beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.