Premier Miton Group (PMI) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HEFT or PMI?

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
Henderson European Focus Trust	£79.72M	0.00	£75.29M	£0.35	N/A
Premier Miton Group	£66.22M	1.36	£2.12M	£0.01	3,891.16

Which has more risk & volatility, HEFT or PMI?

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

Is HEFT or PMI a better dividend stock?

Henderson European Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share. Premier Miton Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. 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 pays out 408.2% 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.

Does the media prefer HEFT or PMI?

In the previous week, Premier Miton Group had 1 more articles in the media than Henderson European Focus Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Premier Miton Group and 0 mentions for Henderson European Focus Trust. Premier Miton Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Henderson European Focus Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Premier Miton Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is HEFT or PMI 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
Henderson European Focus Trust	94.44%	21.72%	12.61%
Premier Miton Group	3.18%	1.75%	0.86%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HEFT or PMI?

44.2% of Henderson European Focus Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Premier Miton Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Henderson European Focus Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Premier Miton Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Henderson European Focus Trust and Premier Miton Group tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.