Majedie Investments (MAJE) Competitors

Majedie Investments (LON:MAJE) and Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MAJE or HSL?

Majedie Investments received 17 more outperform votes than Henderson Smaller Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.01% of users gave Majedie Investments an outperform vote while only 68.64% of users gave Henderson Smaller Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Majedie Investments	Outperform Votes 98 71.01%	Underperform Votes 40 28.99%
Henderson Smaller Companies	Outperform Votes 81 68.64%	Underperform Votes 37 31.36%

Which has more volatility and risk, MAJE or HSL?

Majedie Investments has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MAJE or HSL?

In the previous week, Henderson Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Majedie Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Henderson Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Majedie Investments	Neutral
Henderson Smaller Companies	Positive

Is MAJE or HSL a better dividend stock?

Majedie Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Majedie Investments pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 21.6% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MAJE or HSL?

15.3% of Majedie Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.1% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.7% of Majedie Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by 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.

Is MAJE or HSL more profitable?

Majedie Investments has a net margin of 113.54% compared to Henderson Smaller Companies' net margin of 93.00%. Majedie Investments' return on equity of 18.67% beat Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Majedie Investments	113.54%	18.67%	6.25%
Henderson Smaller Companies	93.00%	13.76%	7.47%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MAJE or HSL?

Henderson Smaller Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Majedie Investments. Majedie Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henderson Smaller Companies, 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
Majedie Investments	£24.24M	5.82	£27.52M	£51.84	5.13
Henderson Smaller Companies	£98.67M	5.56	£91.77M	£124.85	5.98

Summary

Henderson Smaller Companies beats Majedie Investments on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.