Henderson European Trust (HET) Competitors

Henderson European Trust (LON:HET) and Petershill Partners (LON:PHLL) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is HET or PHLL a better dividend stock?

Henderson European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Petershill Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. 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. Petershill Partners pays out 5,217.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, HET or PHLL?

Henderson European Trust has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petershill Partners has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HET or PHLL?

Petershill Partners has a consensus target price of GBX 245.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.02%. Given Petershill Partners' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Petershill Partners is more favorable than Henderson European Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henderson European Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Petershill Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HET or PHLL?

34.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Petershill Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Petershill Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer HET or PHLL?

In the previous week, Henderson European Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Petershill Partners'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Henderson European Trust	Neutral
Petershill Partners	Neutral

Is HET or PHLL more profitable?

Henderson European Trust has a net margin of 95.15% compared to Petershill Partners' net margin of 59.56%. Henderson European Trust's return on equity of 17.54% beat Petershill Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson European Trust	95.15%	17.54%	10.02%
Petershill Partners	59.56%	7.30%	5.95%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HET or PHLL?

Petershill Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson European Trust. Henderson European Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petershill Partners, 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	7.87	£71.73M	£0.34	526.47
Petershill Partners	£578.70M	4.09	£344.70M	£0.23	952.17

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HET or PHLL?

Petershill Partners received 15 more outperform votes than Henderson European Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Henderson European Trust	N/A	N/A
Petershill Partners	Outperform Votes 15 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Henderson European Trust and Petershill Partners tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.