Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL) Competitors GBX 879 -2.00 (-0.23%) As of 08/8/2025 11:57 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HSL vs. HVPE, CTY, HGT, HICL, EMG, INPP, QLT, AJB, TEM, and TRIGShould you be buying Henderson Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Henderson Smaller Companies include HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), City of London (CTY), HgCapital Trust (HGT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), Man Group (EMG), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), AJ Bell (AJB), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Henderson Smaller Companies vs. Its Competitors HarbourVest Global Private Equity City of London HgCapital Trust HICL Infrastructure Man Group International Public Partnerships Quilter AJ Bell Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust The Renewables Infrastructure Group Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) and HarbourVest Global Private Equity (LON:HVPE) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HSL or HVPE? Henderson Smaller Companies has higher revenue and earnings than HarbourVest Global Private Equity. Henderson Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HarbourVest Global Private Equity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHenderson Smaller Companies£98.67M6.54£91.77M£124.857.04HarbourVest Global Private Equity£32.28M78.60£12.26M£10.63258.12 Is HSL or HVPE more profitable? Henderson Smaller Companies has a net margin of 93.00% compared to HarbourVest Global Private Equity's net margin of 37.99%. Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity of 13.76% beat HarbourVest Global Private Equity's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Henderson Smaller Companies93.00% 13.76% 7.47% HarbourVest Global Private Equity 37.99%0.26%2.14% Does the media prefer HSL or HVPE? In the previous week, Henderson Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled HarbourVest Global Private Equity'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral HarbourVest Global Private Equity Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, HSL or HVPE? Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HarbourVest Global Private Equity has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in HSL or HVPE? 31.1% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.0% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are owned 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. SummaryHenderson Smaller Companies beats HarbourVest Global Private Equity on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Henderson Smaller Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HSL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HSL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHenderson Smaller CompaniesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£645.43M£1.29B£6.36B£3.07BDividend Yield3.33%4.40%4.18%5.03%P/E Ratio7.0422.5414.30170.60Price / Sales6.542,547.711,845.83303,757.13Price / Cash67.4960.7049.0727.96Price / Book0.881.442.124.52Net Income£91.77M£265.04M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance0.69%0.74%1.73%1.23%1 Month Performance0.92%0.42%2.20%3.22%1 Year Performance-2.01%7.68%27.45%60.28% Henderson Smaller Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HSLHenderson Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 879-0.2%N/A-2.0%£645.43M£98.67M7.04N/AHVPEHarbourVest Global Private EquityN/AGBX 2,710-0.9%N/A+11.6%£2.50B£32.28M254.83N/ACTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 496+0.7%N/A+15.5%£2.45B£307.08M8.35N/ADividend AnnouncementHGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 522+1.6%N/A+2.6%£2.42B£312.64M8.63N/AHICLHICL InfrastructureN/AGBX 120.61-0.3%N/A-3.2%£2.40B£105.30M23.66N/AEMGMan Group2.7776 of 5 starsGBX 164.90-3.9%GBX 220.80+33.9%-26.2%£2.38B£1.69B7.781,790News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastINPPInternational Public PartnershipsN/AGBX 122.80flatN/A-2.8%£2.30B£82.63M52.98N/AQLTQuilter0.4291 of 5 starsGBX 169.20+1.9%GBX 160.75-5.0%+15.6%£2.25B£6.38B45.502,983News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAJBAJ Bell0.6473 of 5 starsGBX 538.50+3.6%GBX 495-8.1%+23.1%£2.22B£244.77M27.541,373Dividend IncreaseGap UpTEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 200+0.5%N/A+23.2%£2.09B£160.96M16.04N/ATRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group2.2251 of 5 starsGBX 85.02+0.0%GBX 130+52.9%-18.9%£2.09B-£79.29M-56.04N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HarbourVest Global Private Equity Competitors City of London Competitors HgCapital Trust Competitors HICL Infrastructure Competitors Man Group Competitors International Public Partnerships Competitors Quilter Competitors AJ Bell Competitors Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Competitors The Renewables Infrastructure Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:HSL) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners#1 Pre-IPO Opportunity For 2025 [Take Action Now!]James Altucher has scored 37X and even 60X returns on past pre-IPO deals. 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