Henderson High Income Trust (HHI) Competitors

Henderson High Income Trust (LON:HHI) and Edinburgh Investment (LON:EDIN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media prefer HHI or EDIN?

In the previous week, Edinburgh Investment had 6 more articles in the media than Henderson High Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Edinburgh Investment and 1 mentions for Henderson High Income Trust. Henderson High Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Edinburgh Investment's score of 0.41 indicating that Henderson High Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Henderson High Income Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Edinburgh Investment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, HHI or EDIN?

Henderson High Income Trust has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edinburgh Investment has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HHI or EDIN?

7.2% of Henderson High Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.1% of Edinburgh Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Henderson High Income Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Edinburgh Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, HHI or EDIN?

Edinburgh Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson High Income Trust. Henderson High Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Edinburgh Investment, 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 High Income Trust	£38.61M	7.22	£33.34M	£0.23	704.35
Edinburgh Investment	£141.19M	7.80	£131.71M	£0.83	890.36

Is HHI or EDIN a better dividend stock?

Henderson High Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Edinburgh Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Henderson High Income Trust pays out 4,782.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Edinburgh Investment pays out 3,373.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HHI or EDIN?

Edinburgh Investment received 13 more outperform votes than Henderson High Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.66% of users gave Edinburgh Investment an outperform vote while only 60.33% of users gave Henderson High Income Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Henderson High Income Trust	Outperform Votes 73 60.33%	Underperform Votes 48 39.67%
Edinburgh Investment	Outperform Votes 86 64.66%	Underperform Votes 47 35.34%

Is HHI or EDIN more profitable?

Edinburgh Investment has a net margin of 93.28% compared to Henderson High Income Trust's net margin of 86.35%. Henderson High Income Trust's return on equity of 12.88% beat Edinburgh Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson High Income Trust	86.35%	12.88%	7.10%
Edinburgh Investment	93.28%	11.58%	6.69%

Summary

Edinburgh Investment beats Henderson High Income Trust on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.