Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL) Competitors

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HSL vs. RAT, JAM, CLDN, HGT, 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), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), HgCapital Trust (HGT), 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?

Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) and Rathbones Group (LON:RAT) 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 institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Rathbones Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,982.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.29%. Given Rathbones Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rathbones 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
Rathbones Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

In the previous week, Rathbones Group had 8 more articles in the media than Henderson Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Rathbones Group and 1 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies. Rathbones Group's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that Rathbones Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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
Henderson Smaller Companies46.56% 0.92% 7.47%
Rathbones Group 10.85%8.33%3.57%

13.9% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Henderson Smaller Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Henderson Smaller Companies£6.33M77.33£91.77M£11.6375.75
Rathbones Group£923.30M1.80£63.46M£104.7015.36

Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.6833614, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.709, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Rathbones Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 94 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. 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 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. Rathbones Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Henderson Smaller Companies and Henderson Smaller Companies both had 1 articles in the media. JPMorgan American's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that JPMorgan American is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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.

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£6.33M77.33£91.77M£11.6375.75
JPMorgan American£86.07M23.47£420.73M£46.2126.31

Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.6833614, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JPMorgan American has a beta of 0.7448402, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

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%

13.9% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of JPMorgan American shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of JPMorgan American shares are owned 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

JPMorgan American beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 8 of the 14 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Caledonia Investments has a beta of 1.276326, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.6833614, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the broader market.

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£136.90M13.07£199.92M£25.5013.67
Henderson Smaller Companies£6.33M77.33£91.77M£11.6375.75

Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Caledonia Investments pays out 35.6% 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.

In the previous week, Caledonia Investments and Caledonia Investments both had 1 articles in the media. Caledonia Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Henderson Smaller Companies'average media sentiment score.

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

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%

7.3% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Caledonia Investments beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Henderson Smaller Companies compare to HgCapital Trust?

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

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
HgCapital Trust
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.6833614, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.40293187, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Henderson Smaller Companies and Henderson Smaller Companies both had 1 articles in the media. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

HgCapital Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson Smaller Companies. HgCapital 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£6.33M77.33£91.77M£11.6375.75
HgCapital Trust£109.29M15.34£284.58M£21.4917.22

HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 88.67% compared to Henderson Smaller Companies' net margin of 46.56%. HgCapital Trust's return on equity of 3.90% beat Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Henderson Smaller Companies46.56% 0.92% 7.47%
HgCapital Trust 88.67%3.90%6.88%

13.9% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

HgCapital Trust beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

In the previous week, Henderson Smaller Companies had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock World Mining Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for BlackRock World Mining Trust. BlackRock World Mining Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Henderson Smaller Companies'average media sentiment score.

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

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
BlackRock World Mining Trust98.77% 52.74% -0.10%
Henderson Smaller Companies 46.56%0.92%7.47%

BlackRock World Mining Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out 6.3% 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.

8.3% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Henderson Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
BlackRock World Mining Trust£693.80M2.47-£13.42M£365.862.51
Henderson Smaller Companies£6.33M77.33£91.77M£11.6375.75

BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.732185, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.6833614, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Henderson Smaller Companies beats BlackRock World Mining Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HSL vs. The Competition

MetricHenderson Smaller CompaniesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£489.74M£2.45B£6.03B£2.77B
Dividend Yield3.10%6.03%5.27%6.16%
P/E Ratio75.7525.7216.25366.61
Price / Sales77.332,069.201,473.0686,121.63
Price / Cash67.4960.3385.1427.87
Price / Book0.881.386.677.81
Net Income£91.77M£265.27M£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-2.00%-0.49%-0.27%-1.01%
1 Month Performance-2.11%-0.13%0.94%-0.81%
1 Year Performance2.80%9.66%19.44%68.87%

Henderson Smaller Companies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HSL
Henderson Smaller Companies
N/AGBX 886
+1.0%
N/A+4.2%£492.52M£6.33M76.18N/A
RAT
Rathbones Group
4.2106 of 5 stars
GBX 1,940.20
+1.4%
GBX 2,025
+4.4%
-5.4%£1.98B£923.30M18.533,500
JAM
JPMorgan American
N/AGBX 1,204
+1.9%
N/A+21.0%£1.96B£86.07M26.05N/A
CLDN
Caledonia Investments
N/AGBX 353
+0.9%
N/A-90.5%£1.79B£136.90M13.8474
HGT
HgCapital Trust
1.3007 of 5 stars
GBX 392
+1.8%
N/A-22.7%£1.74B£109.29M18.24N/A

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This page (LON:HSL) was last updated on 6/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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