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HSL vs. JAM, CLDN, HGT, MRC, and BRWM

Should you buy Henderson Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? Henderson Smaller Companies's main competitors and comparable companies include JPMorgan American (JAM), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), HgCapital Trust (HGT), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), and BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does Henderson Smaller Companies compare to JPMorgan American?

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

JPMorgan American has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson Smaller Companies. Henderson Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan American, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Henderson Smaller Companies£54.73M9.65£91.77M£88.3710.95
JPMorgan American£86.07M23.26£420.73M£46.2126.23

Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.681, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JPMorgan American has a beta of 0.747, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of JPMorgan American shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, JPMorgan American had 1 more articles in the media than Henderson Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for JPMorgan American and 0 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies. JPMorgan American's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that JPMorgan American is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral
JPMorgan American Positive

JPMorgan American has a net margin of 95.43% compared to Henderson Smaller Companies' net margin of 89.57%. JPMorgan American's return on equity of 18.71% beat Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Henderson Smaller Companies89.57% 9.53% 7.47%
JPMorgan American 95.43%18.71%15.33%

Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. JPMorgan American pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan American pays out 23.8% 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.

Summary

JPMorgan American beats Henderson Smaller Companies on 10 of the 15 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 finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Caledonia Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson Smaller Companies. Henderson Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caledonia Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Caledonia Investments£160.50M12.27£199.92M£25.5015.14
Henderson Smaller Companies£54.73M9.65£91.77M£88.3710.95

In the previous week, Caledonia Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Henderson Smaller Companies'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Caledonia Investments Neutral
Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral

Henderson Smaller Companies has a net margin of 89.57% compared to Caledonia Investments' net margin of 81.74%. Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity of 9.53% beat Caledonia Investments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Caledonia Investments81.74% 4.51% 4.23%
Henderson Smaller Companies 89.57%9.53%7.47%

7.3% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Caledonia Investments 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Caledonia Investments pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 31.7% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Caledonia Investments has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.681, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Henderson Smaller Companies beats Caledonia Investments on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Henderson Smaller Companies compare to HgCapital Trust?

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

HgCapital Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson Smaller Companies. Henderson Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HgCapital Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HgCapital Trust£109.29M17.37£284.58M£21.4919.50
Henderson Smaller Companies£54.73M9.65£91.77M£88.3710.95

HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.426, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.681, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Henderson Smaller Companies'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
HgCapital Trust Neutral
Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral

HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 31.7% 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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HgCapital Trust
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Henderson Smaller Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Henderson Smaller Companies has a net margin of 89.57% compared to HgCapital Trust's net margin of 88.67%. Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity of 9.53% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HgCapital Trust88.67% 3.90% 6.88%
Henderson Smaller Companies 89.57%9.53%7.47%

18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of HgCapital 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

HgCapital Trust and Henderson Smaller Companies tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Henderson Smaller Companies compare to The Mercantile Investment Trust?

Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) and The Mercantile Investment Trust (LON:MRC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

The Mercantile Investment Trust has a net margin of 89.90% compared to Henderson Smaller Companies' net margin of 89.57%. The Mercantile Investment Trust's return on equity of 10.56% beat Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Henderson Smaller Companies89.57% 9.53% 7.47%
The Mercantile Investment Trust 89.90%10.56%2.53%

Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.681, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Mercantile Investment Trust has a beta of 1.528, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market.

13.9% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are held 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.

Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays out 27.7% 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.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral
The Mercantile Investment Trust Positive

The Mercantile Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson Smaller Companies. The Mercantile Investment 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£54.73M9.65£91.77M£88.3710.95
The Mercantile Investment Trust£209.68M8.52£393.55M£29.039.73

Summary

Henderson Smaller Companies beats The Mercantile Investment Trust on 8 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 finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

BlackRock World Mining Trust has a net margin of 98.77% compared to Henderson Smaller Companies' net margin of 89.57%. 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 89.57%9.53%7.47%

BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.684, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.681, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the broader market.

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£693.80M2.74-£13.42M£365.862.78
Henderson Smaller Companies£54.73M9.65£91.77M£88.3710.95

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 an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 31.7% 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.

8.1% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, 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

Summary

Henderson Smaller Companies beats BlackRock World Mining Trust on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HSL vs. The Competition

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MetricHenderson Smaller CompaniesCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£528.38M£5.66B£13.89B£2.90B
Dividend Yield3.00%7.38%5.89%6.17%
P/E Ratio10.9539.0929.61367.57
Price / Sales9.651,233.13516.7383,481.74
Price / Cash67.4948.3130.7127.89
Price / Book0.973.752.847.19
Net Income£91.77M£417.46M£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.43%0.04%0.05%0.42%
1 Month Performance2.00%2.13%2.11%3.03%
1 Year Performance9.50%5.71%9.68%22.14%

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 968
flat		N/A+9.5%£528.38M£54.73M10.95N/A
JAM
JPMorgan American
N/AGBX 1,248
flat		N/A+13.3%£2.06B£86.07M27.01N/A
CLDN
Caledonia Investments
N/AGBX 396.50
flat		N/A+1.6%£2.02B£160.50M15.5574
HGT
HgCapital Trust
N/AGBX 427
flat		N/A-17.0%£1.93B£109.29M19.87N/A
MRC
The Mercantile Investment Trust
N/AGBX 288
flat		N/A+11.9%£1.82B£209.68M9.922,800

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