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GBX 128.90 +1.30 (+1.02%)
As of 04/17/2025 12:29 PM Eastern

ASHM vs. PCT, 3IN, BUR, PHLL, JGGI, RCP, ABDN, EMG, HGT, and HICL

Should you be buying Ashmore Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ashmore Group include Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Burford Capital (BUR), Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), abrdn (ABDN), Man Group (EMG), HgCapital Trust (HGT), and HICL Infrastructure (HICL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

Ashmore Group vs.

Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) and Ashmore Group (LON:ASHM) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

43.2% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.9% of Ashmore Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Ashmore Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ashmore Group received 559 more outperform votes than Polar Capital Technology Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.34% of users gave Polar Capital Technology Trust an outperform vote while only 49.38% of users gave Ashmore Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Polar Capital Technology TrustOutperform Votes
83
64.34%
Underperform Votes
46
35.66%
Ashmore GroupOutperform Votes
642
49.38%
Underperform Votes
658
50.62%

In the previous week, Ashmore Group had 5 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Technology Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ashmore Group and 2 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust. Polar Capital Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Ashmore Group's score of 0.27 indicating that Polar Capital Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Technology Trust
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ashmore Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashmore Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Ashmore Group has a consensus price target of GBX 174, indicating a potential upside of 34.99%. Given Ashmore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ashmore Group is more favorable than Polar Capital Technology Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Polar Capital Technology Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Ashmore Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 96.56% compared to Ashmore Group's net margin of 47.42%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 30.54% beat Ashmore Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Technology Trust96.56% 30.54% 20.70%
Ashmore Group 47.42%10.71%4.52%

Polar Capital Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Ashmore Group. Polar Capital Technology Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ashmore Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Technology Trust£1.24B2.57£1.20B£101.862.66
Ashmore Group£199.65M4.33£94.67M£14.119.14

Summary

Polar Capital Technology Trust beats Ashmore Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ASHM vs. The Competition

MetricAshmore GroupAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£863.80M£1.09B£3.66B£2.48B
Dividend Yield10.32%4.43%4.20%4.96%
P/E Ratio9.1423.6314.01129.75
Price / Sales4.332,224.361,657.54232,042.22
Price / Cash1.7360.9450.1928.07
Price / Book0.961.103.334.43
Net Income£94.67M£260.34M£1.23B£5.83B
1 Month Performance-19.79%1.41%0.32%-1.34%
1 Year Performance-30.25%1.70%14.71%117.27%

Ashmore Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASHM
Ashmore Group
2.8047 of 5 stars
GBX 128.90
+1.0%
GBX 174
+35.0%
-28.5%£863.80M£199.65M9.14283News Coverage
PCT
Polar Capital Technology Trust
N/AGBX 279
flat
N/A-90.6%£3.29B£1.24B2.74120Positive News
3IN
3i Infrastructure
N/AGBX 320
+0.6%
N/A-0.8%£2.95B£374M842.11N/A
BUR
Burford Capital
2.7623 of 5 stars
GBX 1,037
+2.8%
GBX 1,600
+54.3%
-12.3%£2.85B£299.55M18.55140Gap Up
PHLL
Petershill Partners
2.6697 of 5 stars
GBX 210
+1.7%
GBX 240
+14.3%
+9.6%£2.85B£706.00M8.52N/ANews Coverage
JGGI
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income
N/AGBX 511.85
-0.2%
N/A-8.9%£2.64B£660.56M4.22N/A
RCP
RIT Capital Partners
N/AGBX 1,830
+0.5%
N/A-0.3%£2.64B£103.46M15.8262News Coverage
ABDN
abrdn
1.3239 of 5 stars
GBX 143.10
+3.0%
GBX 163.50
+14.3%
+0.1%£2.56B£1.49B8.134,719News Coverage
EMG
Man Group
3.1082 of 5 stars
GBX 160.60
+1.0%
GBX 281.67
+75.4%
-41.7%£2.32B£1.69B7.581,790News Coverage
HGT
HgCapital Trust
N/AGBX 488
+2.1%
N/A+6.1%£2.26B£312.64M8.07N/AInsider Trade
News Coverage
Positive News
HICL
HICL Infrastructure
N/AGBX 113.60
+1.1%
N/A-7.1%£2.26B£105.30M22.28N/A

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