AUSC vs. BNKR, TFG, LWDB, JMG, ASL, EDIN, IHP, FSV, GSS, and ASHM
Should you be buying abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust include The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Tetragon Financial (TFG), Law Debenture (LWDB), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), IntegraFin (IHP), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), and Ashmore Group (ASHM). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust vs.
The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) and abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (LON:AUSC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust pays out 14.9% 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.
The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.23% compared to abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's net margin of 90.72%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.93% beat abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's return on equity.
The Bankers Investment Trust received 81 more outperform votes than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust and 0 mentions for abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The Bankers Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. The Bankers Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
The Bankers Investment Trust beats abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:AUSC) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
