abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF) Competitors

The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) and abrdn Asian Income Fund (LON:AAIF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and community ranking.

Is BNKR or AAIF more profitable?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 91.13% compared to abrdn Asian Income Fund's net margin of 85.32%. abrdn Asian Income Fund's return on equity of 11.91% beat The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Bankers Investment Trust	91.13%	10.27%	6.13%
abrdn Asian Income Fund	85.32%	11.91%	7.35%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BNKR or AAIF?

23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BNKR or AAIF?

The Bankers Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn Asian Income Fund. abrdn Asian Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Bankers Investment Trust, 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
The Bankers Investment Trust	£162.30M	8.18	£147.90M	£0.05	2,308.00
abrdn Asian Income Fund	£54.52M	6.35	£46.51M	£0.28	792.86

Does the media favor BNKR or AAIF?

In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Asian Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust and 0 mentions for abrdn Asian Income Fund. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.84 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	Overall Sentiment
The Bankers Investment Trust	Positive
abrdn Asian Income Fund	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, BNKR or AAIF?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn Asian Income Fund has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Bankers Investment Trust	Outperform Votes 81 70.43%	Underperform Votes 34 29.57%
abrdn Asian Income Fund	Outperform Votes 98 76.56%	Underperform Votes 30 23.44%

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 2.6%. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays out 4,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. abrdn Asian Income Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

abrdn Asian Income Fund beats The Bankers Investment Trust on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.