Record (REC) Competitors

Henderson European Focus Trust (LON:HEFT) and Record (LON:REC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer HEFT or REC?

In the previous week, Record had 95 more articles in the media than Henderson European Focus Trust. MarketBeat recorded 95 mentions for Record and 0 mentions for Henderson European Focus Trust. Record's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Henderson European Focus Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Record is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Henderson European Focus Trust	Neutral
Record	Neutral

Is HEFT or REC a better dividend stock?

Henderson European Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share. Record pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Henderson European Focus Trust pays out 1,142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Record pays out 4.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Record is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is HEFT or REC more profitable?

Record has a net margin of 430.56% compared to Henderson European Focus Trust's net margin of 94.44%. Record's return on equity of 680.45% beat Henderson European Focus Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson European Focus Trust	94.44%	21.72%	12.61%
Record	430.56%	680.45%	25.14%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HEFT or REC?

44.2% of Henderson European Focus Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of Record shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Henderson European Focus Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 66.6% of Record shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HEFT or REC?

Record received 105 more outperform votes than Henderson European Focus Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.15% of users gave Record an outperform vote while only 63.11% of users gave Henderson European Focus Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Henderson European Focus Trust	Outperform Votes 77 63.11%	Underperform Votes 45 36.89%
Record	Outperform Votes 182 76.15%	Underperform Votes 57 23.85%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HEFT or REC?

Record has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Henderson European Focus Trust. Henderson European Focus Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Record, 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 European Focus Trust	£79.72M	0.00	£75.29M	£0.35	N/A
Record	£46.40M	2.20	£199.77M	£101.59	0.51

Which has more risk & volatility, HEFT or REC?

Henderson European Focus Trust has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Record has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Record beats Henderson European Focus Trust on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.