abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI) Competitors

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) and abrdn European Logistics Income (LON:ASLI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is ASL or ASLI a better dividend stock?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. abrdn European Logistics Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 13.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn European Logistics Income pays out -37.2% 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. abrdn European Logistics Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASL or ASLI?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust received 57 more outperform votes than abrdn European Logistics Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.81% of users gave Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust an outperform vote while only 59.09% of users gave abrdn European Logistics Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Outperform Votes 83 72.81%	Underperform Votes 31 27.19%
abrdn European Logistics Income	Outperform Votes 26 59.09%	Underperform Votes 18 40.91%

Does the media refer more to ASL or ASLI?

In the previous week, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust and Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat abrdn European Logistics Income's score of 0.31 indicating that Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
abrdn European Logistics Income	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, ASL or ASLI?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn European Logistics Income has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ASL or ASLI?

52.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of abrdn European Logistics Income shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of abrdn European Logistics Income shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASL or ASLI more profitable?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 112.81% compared to abrdn European Logistics Income's net margin of -166.76%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 18.22% beat abrdn European Logistics Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	112.81%	18.22%	11.67%
abrdn European Logistics Income	-166.76%	-17.66%	1.88%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ASL or ASLI?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn European Logistics Income. abrdn European Logistics Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust, 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
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	£226.05M	4.87	£255.01M	£304.31	4.34
abrdn European Logistics Income	£47.93M	5.84	-£79.93M	-£13.43	-4.21

Summary

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats abrdn European Logistics Income on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.