ASHM vs. PCT, ABDN, ATST, 3IN, PHLL, JGGI, RCP, BPT, BUR, and MNKS
Should you be buying Ashmore Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ashmore Group include Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), abrdn (ABDN), Alliance Trust (ATST), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Burford Capital (BUR), and Monks (MNKS). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Ashmore Group vs. Its Competitors
Ashmore Group (LON:ASHM) and Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Polar Capital Technology Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Ashmore Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust and 0 mentions for Ashmore Group. Polar Capital Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Ashmore Group's score of 0.99 indicating that Polar Capital Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Ashmore Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 140, suggesting a potential downside of 19.45%. Given Ashmore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ashmore Group is more favorable than Polar Capital Technology Trust.
37.9% of Ashmore Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 36.2% of Ashmore Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Ashmore Group has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Polar Capital Technology Trust beats Ashmore Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ASHM) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff