Henderson European Trust (HET) Competitors

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (LON:TRIG) and Henderson European Trust (LON:HET) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Is TRIG or HET a better dividend stock?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Henderson European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays out -70,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer TRIG or HET?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 42.08%. Given The Renewables Infrastructure Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe The Renewables Infrastructure Group is more favorable than Henderson European Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Henderson European Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRIG or HET?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group received 77 more outperform votes than Henderson European Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Outperform Votes 77 64.71%	Underperform Votes 42 35.29%
Henderson European Trust	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TRIG or HET?

Henderson European Trust has higher revenue and earnings than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henderson European 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
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	-£80.30M	-28.26	-£37.70M	-£0.01	-9,150.00
Henderson European Trust	£75.38M	7.63	£71.73M	£0.34	510.29

Does the media favor TRIG or HET?

In the previous week, The Renewables Infrastructure Group had 2 more articles in the media than Henderson European Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Renewables Infrastructure Group and 0 mentions for Henderson European Trust. Henderson European Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's score of -0.03 indicating that Henderson European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Neutral
Henderson European Trust	Neutral

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

50.5% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TRIG or HET more profitable?

Henderson European Trust has a net margin of 95.15% compared to The Renewables Infrastructure Group's net margin of 0.00%. Henderson European Trust's return on equity of 17.54% beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	N/A	-1.19%	-1.63%
Henderson European Trust	95.15%	17.54%	10.02%

Which has more risk & volatility, TRIG or HET?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henderson European Trust has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Henderson European Trust beats The Renewables Infrastructure Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.