Impax Asset Management Group (IPX) Competitors

Impax Asset Management Group (LON:IPX) and Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IPX or ASL?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Impax Asset Management Group. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Impax Asset Management Group, 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
Impax Asset Management Group	£176.56M	1.75	£40.67M	£0.31	777.42
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	£274.39M	4.44	£257.22M	£3.05	474.75

Does the media refer more to IPX or ASL?

In the previous week, Impax Asset Management Group had 3 more articles in the media than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Impax Asset Management Group and 0 mentions for Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. Impax Asset Management Group's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Impax Asset Management Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Impax Asset Management Group	Positive
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, IPX or ASL?

Impax Asset Management Group has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IPX or ASL?

Impax Asset Management Group received 123 more outperform votes than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.93% of users gave Impax Asset Management Group an outperform vote while only 72.81% of users gave Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Impax Asset Management Group	Outperform Votes 206 78.93%	Underperform Votes 55 21.07%
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Outperform Votes 83 72.81%	Underperform Votes 31 27.19%

Do analysts rate IPX or ASL?

Impax Asset Management Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 510, suggesting a potential upside of 111.62%. Given Impax Asset Management Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Impax Asset Management Group is more favorable than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Impax Asset Management Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IPX or ASL?

66.5% of Impax Asset Management Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Impax Asset Management Group 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is IPX or ASL more profitable?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 93.74% compared to Impax Asset Management Group's net margin of 23.03%. Impax Asset Management Group's return on equity of 34.24% beat Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Impax Asset Management Group	23.03%	34.24%	20.72%
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	93.74%	19.45%	11.67%

Is IPX or ASL a better dividend stock?

Impax Asset Management Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Impax Asset Management Group pays out 9,032.3% 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.

Summary

Impax Asset Management Group beats Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.