Mineral & Financial Investments (MAFL) Competitors GBX 23.40 +0.40 (+1.74%) As of 10:48 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MAFL vs. ALAI, HDIV, FWT, JRS, ALM, VNC, SDV, CHIB, CIP, and PGITShould you be buying Mineral & Financial Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mineral & Financial Investments include abrdn Latin American Income Fund (ALAI), Henderson Diversified Income (HDIV), Foresight Technology VCT (FWT), JPMorgan Russian Securities (JRS), Allied Minds (ALM), Ventus VCT 2 C (VNC), Chelverton UK Dividend Trust (SDV), CT UK High Income Trust (CHIB), CIP Merchant Capital (CIP), and Premier Global Infrastructure Trust PLC (PGIT.L) (PGIT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Mineral & Financial Investments vs. Its Competitors abrdn Latin American Income Fund Henderson Diversified Income Foresight Technology VCT JPMorgan Russian Securities Allied Minds Ventus VCT 2 C Chelverton UK Dividend Trust CT UK High Income Trust CIP Merchant Capital Premier Global Infrastructure Trust PLC (PGIT.L) Mineral & Financial Investments (LON:MAFL) and abrdn Latin American Income Fund (LON:ALAI) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media favor MAFL or ALAI? In the previous week, Mineral & Financial Investments had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Latin American Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Mineral & Financial Investments and 0 mentions for abrdn Latin American Income Fund. Mineral & Financial Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat abrdn Latin American Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Mineral & Financial Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Mineral & Financial Investments Positive abrdn Latin American Income Fund Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, MAFL or ALAI? Mineral & Financial Investments has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn Latin American Income Fund has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MAFL or ALAI? 40.7% of abrdn Latin American Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 44.7% of Mineral & Financial Investments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of abrdn Latin American Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MAFL or ALAI? abrdn Latin American Income Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Mineral & Financial Investments. abrdn Latin American Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mineral & Financial Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMineral & Financial Investments£20.32K414.95£2.04M£5.824.02abrdn Latin American Income Fund£2.70M0.00£2.15M£0.04N/A Is MAFL or ALAI more profitable? Mineral & Financial Investments has a net margin of 10,025.00% compared to abrdn Latin American Income Fund's net margin of 79.83%. Mineral & Financial Investments' return on equity of 19.22% beat abrdn Latin American Income Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mineral & Financial Investments10,025.00% 19.22% 11.52% abrdn Latin American Income Fund 79.83%5.98%2.98% SummaryMineral & Financial Investments beats abrdn Latin American Income Fund on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mineral & Financial Investments News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MAFL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 MAFL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMineral & Financial InvestmentsAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£8.43M£1.30B£6.46B£3.19BDividend Yield1.36%4.41%4.17%5.04%P/E Ratio4.0222.6014.35164.62Price / Sales414.952,437.801,744.95450,848.62Price / Cash0.8760.6249.0727.93Price / Book0.731.393.475.91Net Income£2.04M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.43%0.55%0.97%1.14%1 Month Performance-4.10%1.01%2.19%51.50%1 Year Performance122.86%6.69%23.91%129.82% Mineral & Financial Investments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MAFLMineral & Financial InvestmentsN/AGBX 23.40+1.7%N/A+119.0%£8.43M£20.32K4.022ALAIabrdn Latin American Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/A£34.41M£2.70M1,506.25N/AHDIVHenderson Diversified IncomeN/AGBX 18.74+0.4%N/A+12.0%£34.12M-£30.19M-468.50N/AFWTForesight Technology VCTN/AGBX 88flatN/AN/A£33.76M£281.25K1.46375JRSJPMorgan Russian SecuritiesN/AN/AN/AN/A£33.56M-£259.52M21.78N/AALMAllied MindsN/AN/AN/AN/A£33.54M£2.86M-2.6631Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeVNCVentus VCT 2 CN/AN/AN/AN/A£32.58M£9.47M4.08N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSDVChelverton UK Dividend TrustN/AGBX 138.98+0.7%N/A-17.2%£31.20M£10.66M3.53N/AGap UpCHIBCT UK High Income TrustN/AGBX 97-0.3%N/AN/A£29.55M£13.28M970.00N/ADividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeCIPCIP Merchant CapitalN/AN/AN/AN/A£27.50M£8.87M3.65N/AGap DownPGITPremier Global Infrastructure Trust PLC (PGIT.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£26.23M-£2.54M-3.56N/AGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies abrdn Latin American Income Fund Competitors Henderson Diversified Income Competitors Foresight Technology VCT Competitors JPMorgan Russian Securities Competitors Allied Minds Competitors Ventus VCT 2 C Competitors Chelverton UK Dividend Trust Competitors CT UK High Income Trust Competitors CIP Merchant Capital Competitors Premier Global Infrastructure Trust PLC (PGIT.L) Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:MAFL) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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