Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Henderson Investment Funds Limited. It is co-managed by Henderson Global Investors Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of small cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach, focusing on factors such as management quality, financial structure, balance sheet, cash flow, and earnings to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the NUMIS Smaller Companies (ex Investment Companies) Index. The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc was formed on December 16, 1887 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 797 to 803
• 50-Day Range: 800 to 887
• 52-Week Range: 717 to 987.65
• Volume: 186,567 shs
• Average Volume: 127,364 shs
• Market Capitalization: £596.04 million
• P/E Ratio: 640.99
• Dividend Yield: 3.37%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

HSL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HSL shares performed this year?

Henderson Smaller Companies' stock was trading at GBX 825 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HSL shares have decreased by 2.9% and is now trading at GBX 801.24.
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How do I buy shares of Henderson Smaller Companies?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Henderson Smaller Companies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Henderson Smaller Companies investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Tullow Oil (TLW), Aviva (AV), Avast (AVST) and Babcock International Group (BAB).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 8/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:HSL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.henderson.com
• Phone: +44-20-78181818
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 1.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 642.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £93.34 million
• Net Margins: 93.00%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.12%
• Return on Assets: 7.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 14.12
• Current Ratio: 0.37
• Quick Ratio: 0.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £100.37 million
• Price / Sales: 5.95
• Cash Flow: GBX 11.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 67.49
• Book Value: GBX 1,003 per share
• Price / Book: 0.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 74,390,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £597.52 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.27