abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF) Competitors GBX 201 -1.00 (-0.50%) As of 04/25/2025 12:08 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock AAIF vs. BNKR, LWDB, VEIL, TFG, FCSS, ASL, EDIN, GSS, FSV, and JMGShould you be buying abrdn Asian Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of abrdn Asian Income Fund include The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Law Debenture (LWDB), Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL), Tetragon Financial (TFG), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), and JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. abrdn Asian Income Fund vs. The Bankers Investment Trust Law Debenture Vietnam Enterprise Tetragon Financial Fidelity China Special Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Edinburgh Investment Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values JPMorgan Emerging Markets The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) and abrdn Asian Income Fund (LON:AAIF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BNKR or AAIF? 23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is BNKR or AAIF more profitable? The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.23% compared to abrdn Asian Income Fund's net margin of 85.32%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.93% beat abrdn Asian Income Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Bankers Investment Trust94.23% 15.93% 6.13% abrdn Asian Income Fund 85.32%11.73%7.35% Does the media favor BNKR or AAIF? In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust and The Bankers Investment Trust both had 1 articles in the media. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat abrdn Asian Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Bankers Investment Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive abrdn Asian Income Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BNKR or AAIF? abrdn Asian Income Fund received 17 more outperform votes than The Bankers Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.56% of users gave abrdn Asian Income Fund an outperform vote while only 70.43% of users gave The Bankers Investment Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Bankers Investment TrustOutperform Votes8170.43% Underperform Votes3429.57% abrdn Asian Income FundOutperform Votes9876.56% Underperform Votes3023.44% Which has more volatility & risk, BNKR or AAIF? The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn Asian Income Fund has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BNKR or AAIF a better dividend stock? The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays out 42.4% 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. Which has better valuation & earnings, BNKR or AAIF? The Bankers Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn Asian Income Fund. The Bankers Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn Asian Income Fund, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Bankers Investment Trust£231.92M5.20£218.53M£19.745.52abrdn Asian Income Fund£49.66M6.04£42.37M£28.297.11 Summaryabrdn Asian Income Fund beats The Bankers Investment Trust on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get abrdn Asian Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AAIF 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 AAIF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricabrdn Asian Income FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£299.97M£1.13B£3.80B£2.53BDividend Yield6.42%4.45%4.21%4.96%P/E Ratio7.1121.5712.95131.54Price / Sales6.042,315.191,719.33238,740.39Price / Cash82.3161.2950.3828.05Price / Book0.841.113.374.49Net Income£42.37M£261.57M£1.24B£5.82B7 Day Performance-0.50%1.86%8.77%8.52%1 Month Performance-6.94%3.80%9.22%6.34%1 Year Performance-3.83%2.33%10.53%102.64% abrdn Asian Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AAIFabrdn Asian Income FundN/AGBX 201-0.5%N/A-2.4%£299.97M£49.66M7.11N/ANews CoverageBNKRThe Bankers Investment TrustN/AGBX 105.60-1.1%N/A-0.7%£1.17B£231.92M5.35N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpLWDBLaw DebentureN/AGBX 872+0.1%N/A+5.7%£1.15B£203.87M8.12260Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsVEILVietnam EnterpriseN/AGBX 499-2.5%N/A-9.2%£1.14B£17.87M-337.04N/AGap UpTFGTetragon FinancialN/AGBX 14-0.4%N/A+46.1%£1.14B£22.12B8.98N/AFCSSFidelity China SpecialN/AGBX 227.50+2.0%N/A+12.2%£1.13B£-177,570,734.591.13N/ANews CoverageASLAberforth Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 1,322+0.2%N/A-2.9%£1.10B£226.05M4.34N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEDINEdinburgh InvestmentN/AGBX 751+0.9%N/A+6.0%£1.09B£189.32M6.01N/ANews CoverageGSSGenesis Emerging Markets FundN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.06B£250.40M6.181,626News CoverageGap DownFSVFidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special ValuesN/AGBX 324.50flatN/A+11.9%£1.05B£237.18M4.7225,000Positive NewsJMGJPMorgan Emerging MarketsN/AGBX 99.40+0.7%N/A-0.2%£1.05B£97.45M13.17N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BNKR Alternatives LWDB Alternatives VEIL Alternatives TFG Alternatives FCSS Alternatives ASL Alternatives EDIN Alternatives GSS Alternatives FSV Alternatives JMG Alternatives 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:AAIF) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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