AIE vs. MRC, BHMG, MYI, FEV, N91, ATT, WWH, PNL, WTAN, and BRW
Should you be buying Ashoka India Equity Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ashoka India Equity Investment include The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), BH Macro GBP (BHMG), Murray International (MYI), Fidelity European Trust (FEV), Ninety One Group (N91), Allianz Technology Trust (ATT), Worldwide Healthcare (WWH), Personal Assets (PNL), Witan Investment Trust (WTAN), and Brewin Dolphin (BRW). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Ashoka India Equity Investment vs. Its Competitors
The Mercantile Investment Trust (LON:MRC) and Ashoka India Equity Investment (LON:AIE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Ashoka India Equity Investment had 3 more articles in the media than The Mercantile Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ashoka India Equity Investment and 0 mentions for The Mercantile Investment Trust. Ashoka India Equity Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Ashoka India Equity Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Mercantile Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Ashoka India Equity Investment. Ashoka India Equity Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Mercantile Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
The Mercantile Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.67% compared to Ashoka India Equity Investment's net margin of 82.47%. Ashoka India Equity Investment's return on equity of 26.35% beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's return on equity.
48.8% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Ashoka India Equity Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Ashoka India Equity Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
The Mercantile Investment Trust has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashoka India Equity Investment has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
The Mercantile Investment Trust beats Ashoka India Equity Investment on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:AIE) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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