LON:ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 1,558 -16.00 (-1.02%) As of 08/1/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Stock (LON:ASL) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get ASL alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 1,548▼ 1,568.8050-Day Range 1,462▼ 1,58852-Week Range 1,162▼ 1,680Volume127,137 shsAverage Volume161,084 shsMarket Capitalization£1.30 billionP/E Ratio5.12Dividend Yield2.70%Price TargetN/AConsensus RatingN/A Company Overview Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberforth Partners LLP. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of small-cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with both bottom-up and top-down stock picking approaches with the focus on factors like businesses financial statements and assessment of their market positions to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Numis Smaller Companies Index (Excluding Investment Companies). Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc was formed on December 10, 1990 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom. Read More Receive ASL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address ASL Stock News HeadlinesAberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Holding(s) in CompanyMarch 19, 2023 | finanznachrichten.deArgentum Silver CorpNovember 7, 2022 | reuters.comChina just unlocked Nvidia’s AI chips—what that means for youTired of Missing Big AI Moves Like Nvidia? You’re not the problem—your trading system is. Tim’s XGPT system tracks breaking AI news and shows when to trade.📈 AI-backed. Beginner-friendly. Results proven.August 2 at 2:00 AM | Timothy Sykes (Ad)Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Director/PDMR ShareholdingAugust 3, 2022 | uk.finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines ASL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ASL shares performed this year? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's stock was trading at GBX 1,470 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ASL shares have increased by 6.0% and is now trading at GBX 1,558. How were Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's earnings last quarter? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc (LON:ASL) released its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The company reported $32.64 earnings per share for the quarter. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 112.81%. How do I buy shares of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust? Shares of ASL stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What other stocks do shareholders of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC), IQE (IQE) and Omega Diagnostics Group (ODX). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/29/2025Today8/02/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorFinancial Services Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:ASL CIKN/A Webwww.aberforth.co.uk Phone44 13 1220 0733FaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 304.31 Trailing P/E Ratio5.12 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£255.01 million Net Margins112.81% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity18.22% Return on Assets11.67% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick Ratio4.86 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£226.05 million Price / Sales5.75 Cash FlowGBX 1.19 per share Price / Cash Flow1,306.00 Book ValueGBX 1,659.67 per share Price / Book0.94Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares83,468,277Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.30 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.38 The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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