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HSL vs. RAT, JAM, N91, CLDN, and BRWM

Should you buy Henderson Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Henderson Smaller Companies with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Henderson Smaller Companies include Rathbones Group (RAT), JPMorgan American (JAM), Ninety One Group (N91), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), and BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Henderson Smaller Companies compare to Rathbones Group?

Rathbones Group (LON:RAT) and Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Rathbones Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,025, indicating a potential upside of 4.92%. Given Rathbones Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rathbones Group is more favorable than Henderson Smaller Companies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rathbones Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Henderson Smaller Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.718, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.099, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Henderson Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rathbones Group. Rathbones Group 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 Ratio
Rathbones Group£923.30M2.16£63.46M£104.7018.43
Henderson Smaller Companies£6.33M80.22£91.77M£11.6377.30

Henderson Smaller Companies has a net margin of 46.56% compared to Rathbones Group's net margin of 10.85%. Rathbones Group's return on equity of 8.33% beat Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rathbones Group10.85% 8.33% 3.57%
Henderson Smaller Companies 46.56%0.92%7.47%

Rathbones Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 94 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Rathbones Group pays out 89.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 240.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rathbones Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Rathbones Group had 1 more articles in the media than Henderson Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rathbones Group and 0 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies. Rathbones Group's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that Rathbones Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Rathbones Group Neutral
Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral

37.0% of Rathbones Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Rathbones Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Rathbones Group beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Henderson Smaller Companies compare to JPMorgan American?

Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) and JPMorgan American (LON:JAM) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

JPMorgan American has a net margin of 89.80% compared to Henderson Smaller Companies' net margin of 46.56%. JPMorgan American's return on equity of 4.28% beat Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Henderson Smaller Companies46.56% 0.92% 7.47%
JPMorgan American 89.80%4.28%15.33%

Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. JPMorgan American pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 240.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JPMorgan American pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.099, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JPMorgan American has a beta of 0.7448402, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Henderson Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled JPMorgan American'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral
JPMorgan American Neutral

12.8% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of JPMorgan American shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of JPMorgan American shares are held 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.

JPMorgan American has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson Smaller Companies. JPMorgan American 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 Ratio
Henderson Smaller Companies£6.33M80.22£91.77M£11.6377.30
JPMorgan American£86.07M23.40£420.73M£46.2126.18

Summary

JPMorgan American beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Henderson Smaller Companies compare to Ninety One Group?

Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) and Ninety One Group (LON:N91) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk.

Henderson Smaller Companies has a net margin of 46.56% compared to Ninety One Group's net margin of 21.56%. Ninety One Group's return on equity of 41.35% beat Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Henderson Smaller Companies46.56% 0.92% 7.47%
Ninety One Group 21.56%41.35%1.15%

Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.099, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ninety One Group has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Ninety One Group has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson Smaller Companies. Ninety One Group 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 Ratio
Henderson Smaller Companies£6.33M80.22£91.77M£11.6377.30
Ninety One Group£713.90M2.80£154.01M£18.3012.09

In the previous week, Ninety One Group had 2 more articles in the media than Henderson Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ninety One Group and 0 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies. Ninety One Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that Ninety One Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral
Ninety One Group Positive

12.8% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Ninety One Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ninety One Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Ninety One Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 240.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ninety One Group pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ninety One Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Ninety One Group has a consensus target price of GBX 206, indicating a potential downside of 6.87%. Given Ninety One Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ninety One 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
Ninety One Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Ninety One Group beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Henderson Smaller Companies compare to Caledonia Investments?

Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) and Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Caledonia Investments has a beta of 1.2766, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.099, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Caledonia Investments had 3 more articles in the media than Henderson Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Caledonia Investments and 0 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies. Caledonia Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that Caledonia Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Caledonia Investments Positive
Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral

Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Caledonia Investments pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 240.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

7.3% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Caledonia Investments has a net margin of 81.74% compared to Henderson Smaller Companies' net margin of 46.56%. Caledonia Investments' return on equity of 4.51% beat Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Caledonia Investments81.74% 4.51% 4.23%
Henderson Smaller Companies 46.56%0.92%7.47%

Caledonia Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson Smaller Companies. Caledonia Investments 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 Ratio
Caledonia Investments£225M8.42£199.92M£34.5310.64
Henderson Smaller Companies£6.33M80.22£91.77M£11.6377.30

Summary

Caledonia Investments beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Henderson Smaller Companies compare to BlackRock World Mining Trust?

Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) and BlackRock World Mining Trust (LON:BRWM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.099, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.732185, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the broader market.

Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 240.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, BlackRock World Mining Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Henderson Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock World Mining Trust and 0 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies. BlackRock World Mining Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock World Mining Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral
BlackRock World Mining Trust Positive

Henderson Smaller Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BlackRock World Mining Trust. BlackRock World Mining Trust 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 Ratio
Henderson Smaller Companies£6.33M80.22£91.77M£11.6377.30
BlackRock World Mining Trust£693.80M2.70-£13.42M£365.862.75

12.8% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.3% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

BlackRock World Mining Trust has a net margin of 98.77% compared to Henderson Smaller Companies' net margin of 46.56%. BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity of 52.74% beat Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Henderson Smaller Companies46.56% 0.92% 7.47%
BlackRock World Mining Trust 98.77%52.74%-0.10%

Summary

BlackRock World Mining Trust beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HSL vs. The Competition

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MetricHenderson Smaller CompaniesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£508.02M£2.40B£5.75B£2.79B
Dividend Yield3.05%6.03%5.29%6.13%
P/E Ratio77.3025.4516.15364.75
Price / Sales80.222,017.301,043.0187,595.97
Price / Cash67.4960.1591.3227.85
Price / Book0.901.376.527.74
Net Income£91.77M£264.62M£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-2.28%-0.16%0.23%0.43%
1 Month PerformanceN/A-32.65%-7.70%N/A
1 Year Performance5.27%11.45%19.62%75.20%

Henderson Smaller Companies Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HSL
Henderson Smaller Companies
N/AGBX 899
+0.1%		N/A+6.8%£508.02M£6.33M77.30N/A
RAT
Rathbones Group
1.6534 of 5 stars		GBX 1,980
+0.8%		GBX 2,025
+2.3%		+16.1%£2.04B£923.30M18.913,500
JAM
JPMorgan American
N/AGBX 1,214.18
-0.3%		N/A+22.4%£2.02B£86.07M26.28N/A
N91
Ninety One Group
1.2751 of 5 stars		GBX 222
-1.2%		GBX 206
-7.2%		+30.7%£2.00B£713.90M12.131,180
CLDN
Caledonia Investments
N/AGBX 364.50
+0.3%		N/A-90.4%£1.88B£225M10.5674

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