abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF) Competitors

abrdn Asian Income Fund (LON:AAIF) and The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AAIF or BNKR?

The Bankers Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn Asian Income Fund. The Bankers Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn Asian Income Fund, 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
abrdn Asian Income Fund	£49.66M	7.16	£42.37M	£28.29	8.42
The Bankers Investment Trust	£231.92M	5.90	£218.53M	£19.74	6.27

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AAIF or BNKR?

59.9% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by company 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 AAIF or BNKR more profitable?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.23% compared to abrdn Asian Income Fund's net margin of 85.32%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.93% beat abrdn Asian Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn Asian Income Fund	85.32%	11.73%	7.35%
The Bankers Investment Trust	94.23%	15.93%	6.13%

Does the media refer more to AAIF or BNKR?

In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Asian Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust and 0 mentions for abrdn Asian Income Fund. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat abrdn Asian Income Fund's score of 0.89 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn Asian Income Fund	Positive
The Bankers Investment Trust	Very Positive

Is AAIF or BNKR a better dividend stock?

abrdn Asian Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays out 42.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, AAIF or BNKR?

abrdn Asian Income Fund has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

abrdn Asian Income Fund beats The Bankers Investment Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.