HSL vs. EMG, HGT, HICL, INPP, QLT, CTY, JAM, HVPE, CLDN, and TRIG
Should you be buying Henderson Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Henderson Smaller Companies include Man Group (EMG), HgCapital Trust (HGT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), City of London (CTY), JPMorgan American (JAM), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Henderson Smaller Companies vs.
Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) and Man Group (LON:EMG) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
In the previous week, Henderson Smaller Companies and Henderson Smaller Companies both had 1 articles in the media. Henderson Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Man Group'saverage media sentiment score.
Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Man Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Man Group pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
31.1% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.8% of Man Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Man Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Man Group received 754 more outperform votes than Henderson Smaller Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.64% of users gave Henderson Smaller Companies an outperform vote while only 60.82% of users gave Man Group an outperform vote.
Man Group has higher revenue and earnings than Henderson Smaller Companies. Henderson Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Man Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Henderson Smaller Companies has a net margin of 93.00% compared to Man Group's net margin of 22.58%. Man Group's return on equity of 19.64% beat Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity.
Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Man Group has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Man Group has a consensus price target of GBX 291.17, suggesting a potential upside of 37.21%. Given Man Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Man Group is more favorable than Henderson Smaller Companies.
Summary
Henderson Smaller Companies and Man Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:HSL) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
