Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) Competitors GBX 1,480 +2.00 (+0.14%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades ASL vs. MNG, STJ, PCT, ATST, 3IN, JGGI, RCP, BPT, HICL, and INPPShould 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 St. James's Place Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust 3i Infrastructure JPMorgan Global Growth & Income RIT Capital Partners Bridgepoint Group HICL Infrastructure International Public Partnerships 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. Which has better valuation and earnings, MNG or ASL? 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 RatioM&G£6.21B0.75£167M£0.072,790.71Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust£274.39M4.54£257.22M£3.05485.25 Does the MarketBeat Community favor MNG or ASL? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformM&GOutperform Votes5248.60% Underperform Votes5551.40% Aberforth Smaller Companies TrustOutperform Votes8372.81% Underperform Votes3127.19% Does the media prefer MNG or ASL? 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 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MNG or ASL? 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. Which has more volatility and risk, MNG or ASL? 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. Is MNG or ASL a better dividend stock? 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. Is MNG or ASL more profitable? 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% Do analysts rate MNG or ASL? 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) 2.29Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A SummaryAberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats M&G on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Chaikin AnalyticsSell NVDA Now?Guess who's selling NVDA next The most successful hedge fund in history quietly sold 500,000 shares. Here's what that means for your money. Billionaire Wall Street investors are quietly offloading millions of shares. What do they know that you don't? It's arguably the most popular stock in the world. Now, one 50-year Wall Street legend says its day in the sun could finally be coming to an end. Last year, he warned of two stocks that went on to crash 60%.Now he's just issued a warning for the most popular stock in the world: Nvidia (NVDA). Get Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ASL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAberforth Smaller Companies TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.25B£865.42M£3.38B£1.56BDividend Yield2.71%13.57%4.52%11.22%P/E Ratio485.25776.11412.511,704.68Price / Sales4.5414,727.322,686.72226,429.09Price / Cash1,306.0088.4650.5535.54Price / Book0.871.221.382.85Net Income£257.22M£59.27M£346.34M£144.40M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASLAberforth Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 1,480+0.1%N/A+28.0%£1.25B£274.39M485.25N/AMNGM&G1.2545 of 5 starsGBX 195.65+0.9%GBX 223.33+14.1%-1.6%£4.66B£6.21B2,795.006,101High Trading VolumeSTJSt. James's Place0.79 of 5 starsGBX 816.50+0.4%GBX 784.25-3.9%+27.3%£4.41B£26.80B-81,650.002,298News CoveragePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 311+0.2%N/A-85.7%£3.70B£1.15B341.76120High Trading VolumeATSTAlliance TrustN/AGBX 1,214+0.5%N/A+20.7%£3.42B£652.76M572.643News Coverage3IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 320flatN/A+7.0%£2.95B£374M842.11N/AJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 567-0.2%N/A+21.0%£2.79B£345.48M651.72N/ANews CoverageRCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,830-1.2%N/A+2.8%£2.63B£314.90M1,129.6362News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBPTBridgepoint Group0.7038 of 5 starsGBX 314.60+1.0%GBX 334+6.2%+72.4%£2.59B£342.10M3,932.50391News CoverageHICLHICL InfrastructureN/AGBX 122-1.0%N/A+1.2%£2.46B£35.20M6,100.00N/APositive NewsINPPInternational Public PartnershipsN/AGBX 128+0.2%N/A+10.7%£2.43B£66.07M12,800.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies M&G Competitors St. James's Place Competitors Polar Capital Technology Trust Competitors Alliance Trust Competitors 3i Infrastructure Competitors JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Competitors RIT Capital Partners Competitors Bridgepoint Group Competitors HICL Infrastructure Competitors International Public Partnerships Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:ASL) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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