abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI) Competitors

abrdn European Logistics Income (LON:ASLI) and BlackRock World Mining Trust (LON:BRWM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ASLI or BRWM?

BlackRock World Mining Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than abrdn European Logistics Income. BlackRock World Mining Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn European Logistics Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
abrdn European Logistics Income	£41.66M	5.56	-£81.80M	-£0.17	-330.59
BlackRock World Mining Trust	£8.72M	109.96	-£13.40M	-£0.07	-7,165.00

Does the media prefer ASLI or BRWM?

In the previous week, abrdn European Logistics Income's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock World Mining Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn European Logistics Income	Neutral
BlackRock World Mining Trust	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ASLI or BRWM?

73.2% of abrdn European Logistics Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.0% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of abrdn European Logistics Income shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASLI or BRWM a better dividend stock?

abrdn European Logistics Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 34 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. abrdn European Logistics Income pays out -2,941.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out -48,571.4% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ASLI or BRWM?

BlackRock World Mining Trust received 65 more outperform votes than abrdn European Logistics Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.76% of users gave BlackRock World Mining Trust an outperform vote while only 59.09% of users gave abrdn European Logistics Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
abrdn European Logistics Income	Outperform Votes 26 59.09%	Underperform Votes 18 40.91%
BlackRock World Mining Trust	Outperform Votes 91 62.76%	Underperform Votes 54 37.24%

Which has more risk and volatility, ASLI or BRWM?

abrdn European Logistics Income has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ASLI or BRWM more profitable?

BlackRock World Mining Trust has a net margin of -153.65% compared to abrdn European Logistics Income's net margin of -196.34%. BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity of -1.18% beat abrdn European Logistics Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn European Logistics Income	-196.34%	-18.70%	1.88%
BlackRock World Mining Trust	-153.65%	-1.18%	-0.10%

Summary

BlackRock World Mining Trust beats abrdn European Logistics Income on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.