Mobius Investment Trust (MMIT) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HSL or MMIT?

Henderson Smaller Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Mobius Investment Trust. Henderson Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mobius Investment 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 Smaller Companies	£98.67M	6.51	£91.77M	£124.85	7.00
Mobius Investment Trust	£21.43M	7.49	£17.37M	£14.94	9.28

Which has more volatility & risk, HSL or MMIT?

Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mobius Investment Trust has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HSL or MMIT?

31.1% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.2% of Mobius Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.8% of Mobius Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer HSL or MMIT?

In the previous week, Henderson Smaller Companies had 3 more articles in the media than Mobius Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies and 1 mentions for Mobius Investment Trust. Mobius Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 1.19 indicating that Mobius Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Henderson Smaller Companies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mobius Investment Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is HSL or MMIT a better dividend stock?

Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Mobius Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mobius Investment Trust pays out 6.7% 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.

Is HSL or MMIT more profitable?

Henderson Smaller Companies has a net margin of 93.00% compared to Mobius Investment Trust's net margin of 81.04%. Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity of 13.76% beat Mobius Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson Smaller Companies	93.00%	13.76%	7.47%
Mobius Investment Trust	81.04%	10.49%	5.89%

Summary

Henderson Smaller Companies beats Mobius Investment Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.