ASAI vs. IPF, EQLS, FFX, SUS, VANQ, HAT, PARK, TRU, LIT, and APP
Should you be buying ASA International Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASA International Group include International Personal Finance (IPF), Equals Group (EQLS), Fairfx Group (FFX), S&U (SUS), Vanquis Banking Group (VANQ), H&T Group (HAT), Park Group (PARK), TruFin (TRU), Litigation Capital Management (LIT), and Appreciate Group (APP). These companies are all part of the "credit services" industry.
ASA International Group vs.
ASA International Group (LON:ASAI) and International Personal Finance (LON:IPF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
7.3% of ASA International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of International Personal Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.2% of ASA International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of International Personal Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, ASA International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled International Personal Finance'saverage media sentiment score.
ASA International Group has higher revenue and earnings than International Personal Finance. ASA International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Personal Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
International Personal Finance received 366 more outperform votes than ASA International Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave ASA International Group an outperform vote while only 66.09% of users gave International Personal Finance an outperform vote.
ASA International Group has a net margin of 9.32% compared to International Personal Finance's net margin of 6.45%. ASA International Group's return on equity of 11.86% beat International Personal Finance's return on equity.
ASA International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. International Personal Finance pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. ASA International Group pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Personal Finance pays out 53.3% 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.
ASA International Group has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Personal Finance has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ASA International Group beats International Personal Finance on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ASAI) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
