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Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) Competitors

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GBX 1,480
+2.00 (+0.14%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

ASL vs. MNG, STJ, PCT, ATST, 3IN, JGGI, RCP, BPT, HICL, and INPP

Should you be buying Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust include M&G (MNG), St. James's Place (STJ), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), and International Public Partnerships (INPP). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust vs.

M&G (LON:MNG) and Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than M&G. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
M&G£6.21B0.75£167M£0.072,790.71
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust£274.39M4.54£257.22M£3.05485.25

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust received 31 more outperform votes than M&G when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.81% of users gave Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust an outperform vote while only 48.60% of users gave M&G an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
M&GOutperform Votes
52
48.60%
Underperform Votes
55
51.40%
Aberforth Smaller Companies TrustOutperform Votes
83
72.81%
Underperform Votes
31
27.19%

In the previous week, M&G had 4 more articles in the media than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for M&G and 0 mentions for Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. M&G's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that M&G is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
M&G Neutral
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Neutral

54.5% of M&G shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of M&G shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

M&G has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. M&G pays out 28,571.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 1,377.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 93.74% compared to M&G's net margin of 2.69%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 19.45% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
M&G2.69% 4.58% 0.40%
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 93.74%19.45%11.67%

M&G presently has a consensus price target of GBX 223.33, indicating a potential upside of 14.32%. Given M&G's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe M&G is more favorable than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
M&G
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

Summary

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats M&G on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ASL vs. The Competition

MetricAberforth Smaller Companies TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.25B£865.42M£3.38B£1.56B
Dividend Yield2.71%13.57%4.52%11.22%
P/E Ratio485.25776.11412.511,704.68
Price / Sales4.5414,727.322,686.72226,429.09
Price / Cash1,306.0088.4650.5535.54
Price / Book0.871.221.382.85
Net Income£257.22M£59.27M£346.34M£144.40M
7 Day Performance-2.63%-0.60%-0.54%0.11%
1 Month Performance-3.14%-1.06%-0.56%-0.16%
1 Year Performance24.58%12.51%17.24%14.91%

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASL
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
N/AGBX 1,480
+0.1%
N/A+28.0%£1.25B£274.39M485.25N/A
MNG
M&G
1.2545 of 5 stars
GBX 195.65
+0.9%
GBX 223.33
+14.1%
-1.6%£4.66B£6.21B2,795.006,101High Trading Volume
STJ
St. James's Place
0.79 of 5 stars
GBX 816.50
+0.4%
GBX 784.25
-3.9%
+27.3%£4.41B£26.80B-81,650.002,298News Coverage
PCT
Polar Capital Technology Trust
N/AGBX 311
+0.2%
N/A-85.7%£3.70B£1.15B341.76120High Trading Volume
ATST
Alliance Trust
N/AGBX 1,214
+0.5%
N/A+20.7%£3.42B£652.76M572.643News Coverage
3IN
3i Infrastructure
N/AGBX 320
flat
N/A+7.0%£2.95B£374M842.11N/A
JGGI
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income
N/AGBX 567
-0.2%
N/A+21.0%£2.79B£345.48M651.72N/ANews Coverage
RCP
RIT Capital Partners
N/AGBX 1,830
-1.2%
N/A+2.8%£2.63B£314.90M1,129.6362News Coverage
High Trading Volume
BPT
Bridgepoint Group
0.7038 of 5 stars
GBX 314.60
+1.0%
GBX 334
+6.2%
+72.4%£2.59B£342.10M3,932.50391News Coverage
HICL
HICL Infrastructure
N/AGBX 122
-1.0%
N/A+1.2%£2.46B£35.20M6,100.00N/APositive News
INPP
International Public Partnerships
N/AGBX 128
+0.2%
N/A+10.7%£2.43B£66.07M12,800.00N/A

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This page (LON:ASL) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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