Premier Miton Group (PMI) Competitors

Premier Miton Group (LON:PMI) and Henderson European Focus Trust (LON:HEFT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and risk.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PMI or HEFT?

Henderson European Focus Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Premier Miton Group. Henderson European Focus Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier Miton Group, 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
Premier Miton Group	£66.80M	1.50	£2.12M	£1.42	46.70
Henderson European Focus Trust	£79.72M	0.00	£75.29M	£0.35	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, PMI or HEFT?

Premier Miton Group has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henderson European Focus Trust has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PMI or HEFT a better dividend stock?

Premier Miton Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Henderson European Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share. Premier Miton Group pays out 422.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Henderson European Focus Trust pays out 1,142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Premier Miton Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PMI or HEFT?

65.1% of Premier Miton Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of Henderson European Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.6% of Premier Miton Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Henderson European Focus Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PMI or HEFT more profitable?

Henderson European Focus Trust has a net margin of 94.44% compared to Premier Miton Group's net margin of 3.18%. Henderson European Focus Trust's return on equity of 21.72% beat Premier Miton Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Premier Miton Group	3.18%	1.75%	0.86%
Henderson European Focus Trust	94.44%	21.72%	12.61%

Does the media prefer PMI or HEFT?

In the previous week, Premier Miton Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Henderson European Focus Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Premier Miton Group	Neutral
Henderson European Focus Trust	Neutral

Summary

Premier Miton Group and Henderson European Focus Trust tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.