Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Competitors

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust (LON:HSL) and HICL Infrastructure (LON:HICL) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust and HICL Infrastructure's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust and HICL Infrastructure, as provided by MarketBeat.

Dividends

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. HICL Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust pays out 0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HICL Infrastructure pays out 3.1% 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust and HICL Infrastructure's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HICL Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Monks Investment Trust (LON:MNKS) and Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust (LON:HSL) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Monks Investment Trust and Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monks Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Monks Investment Trust and Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

Profitability

This table compares Monks Investment Trust and Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Monks Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Monks Investment Trust pays out 0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust pays out 0.1% 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.

Old Mutual (LON:OMU) and Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust (LON:HSL) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Dividends

Old Mutual pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Old Mutual pays out -10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust pays out 0.1% 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. Old Mutual is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Old Mutual and Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Old Mutual is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Old Mutual and Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Old Mutual and Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

Alliance Trust (LON:ATST) and Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust (LON:HSL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Alliance Trust and Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Alliance Trust and Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Alliance Trust and Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

Dividends

Alliance Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Alliance Trust pays out 0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust pays out 0.1% 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. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust beats Alliance Trust on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust (LON:HSL) and Quilter (LON:QLT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust pays out 0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quilter pays out 0.9% 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.

Profitability

This table compares Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust and Quilter's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust and Quilter's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quilter, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust and Quilter, as reported by MarketBeat.

Quilter has a consensus target price of GBX 159, indicating a potential downside of 2.21%. Given Quilter's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Quilter is more favorable than Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust.

Summary

Quilter beats Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust (LON:HSL) and Ashmore Group (LON:ASHM) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust and Ashmore Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ashmore Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust and Ashmore Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

Ashmore Group has a consensus target price of GBX 434.30, indicating a potential upside of 7.71%. Given Ashmore Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ashmore Group is more favorable than Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust.

Dividends

Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Ashmore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust pays out 0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ashmore Group pays out 0.6% 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.

Profitability

This table compares Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust and Ashmore Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Ashmore Group beats Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.