Henderson European Trust (HET) Competitors

Henderson European Trust (LON:HET) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer HET or ABDN?

In the previous week, abrdn had 5 more articles in the media than Henderson European Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for abrdn and 0 mentions for Henderson European Trust. abrdn's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Henderson European Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Henderson European Trust	Neutral
abrdn	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, HET or ABDN?

Henderson European Trust has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HET or ABDN more profitable?

Henderson European Trust has a net margin of 95.15% compared to abrdn's net margin of 22.51%. Henderson European Trust's return on equity of 17.54% beat abrdn's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson European Trust	95.15%	17.54%	10.02%
abrdn	22.51%	6.24%	0.68%

Which has better valuation & earnings, HET or ABDN?

abrdn has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson European Trust. Henderson European Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn, 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	8.01	£71.73M	£0.34	535.29
abrdn	£1.41B	1.87	£317M	£0.17	870.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HET or ABDN?

34.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of abrdn shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HET or ABDN a better dividend stock?

Henderson European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. 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. abrdn pays out 8,823.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer HET or ABDN?

abrdn has a consensus target price of GBX 155, suggesting a potential upside of 4.80%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe abrdn 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)	0.00
abrdn	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HET or ABDN?

abrdn received 7 more outperform votes than Henderson European Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Henderson European Trust	N/A	N/A
abrdn	Outperform Votes 7 12.96%	Underperform Votes 47 87.04%

Summary

abrdn beats Henderson European Trust on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.