Majedie Investments (MAJE) Competitors

Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) and Majedie Investments (LON:MAJE) 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Is HSL or MAJE more profitable?

Majedie Investments has a net margin of 113.54% compared to Henderson Smaller Companies' net margin of 93.00%. Majedie Investments' return on equity of 18.67% beat Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson Smaller Companies	93.00%	13.76%	7.47%
Majedie Investments	113.54%	18.67%	6.25%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSL or MAJE?

Majedie Investments received 17 more outperform votes than Henderson Smaller Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.01% of users gave Majedie Investments an outperform vote while only 68.64% of users gave Henderson Smaller Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Henderson Smaller Companies	Outperform Votes 81 68.64%	Underperform Votes 37 31.36%
Majedie Investments	Outperform Votes 98 71.01%	Underperform Votes 40 28.99%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HSL or MAJE?

31.1% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.3% of Majedie Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 63.7% of Majedie Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, HSL or MAJE?

Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Majedie Investments has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HSL or MAJE?

Henderson Smaller Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Majedie Investments. Majedie 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Henderson Smaller Companies	£98.67M	5.67	£91.77M	£124.85	6.11
Majedie Investments	£24.24M	5.91	£27.52M	£51.84	5.21

Is HSL or MAJE a better dividend stock?

Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Majedie Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Majedie Investments pays out 15.4% 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.

Does the media refer more to HSL or MAJE?

In the previous week, Henderson Smaller Companies had 1 more articles in the media than Majedie Investments. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for Majedie Investments. Henderson Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Majedie Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Henderson Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Henderson Smaller Companies	Positive
Majedie Investments	Neutral

Summary

Henderson Smaller Companies beats Majedie Investments on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.