Lindsell Train Investment Trust (LTI) Competitors

Henderson European Trust (LON:HET) and Lindsell Train Investment Trust (LON:LTI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

Is HET or LTI more profitable?

Henderson European Trust has a net margin of 95.15% compared to Lindsell Train Investment Trust's net margin of 82.49%. Henderson European Trust's return on equity of 17.54% beat Lindsell Train Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson European Trust	95.15%	17.54%	10.02%
Lindsell Train Investment Trust	82.49%	3.89%	1.29%

Which has more volatility & risk, HET or LTI?

Henderson European Trust has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindsell Train Investment Trust has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor HET or LTI?

In the previous week, Henderson European Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Lindsell Train Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Henderson European Trust and 0 mentions for Lindsell Train Investment Trust. Henderson European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Lindsell Train Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Henderson European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Henderson European Trust	Very Positive
Lindsell Train Investment Trust	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HET or LTI?

Lindsell Train Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson European Trust. Lindsell Train Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henderson European Trust, 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 European Trust	£75.38M	8.93	£71.73M	£0.34	597.01
Lindsell Train Investment Trust	£936.35M	0.18	£772.36M	£38.53	22.09

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HET or LTI?

34.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of Lindsell Train Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Henderson European Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.5% of Lindsell Train Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is HET or LTI a better dividend stock?

Henderson European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Lindsell Train Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5,150 per share and has a dividend yield of 605.2%. Henderson European Trust pays out 1,764.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lindsell Train Investment Trust pays out 13,365.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Henderson European Trust beats Lindsell Train Investment Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.