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abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF) Competitors

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AAIF vs. PNL, LWDB, WTAN, PIN, and BRW

Should you buy abrdn Asian Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? abrdn Asian Income Fund's main competitors and comparable companies include Personal Assets (PNL), Law Debenture (LWDB), Witan Investment Trust (WTAN), Pantheon International (PIN), and Brewin Dolphin (BRW). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to Personal Assets?

Personal Assets (LON:PNL) and abrdn Asian Income Fund (LON:AAIF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Personal Assets pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Personal Assets pays out 17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays out 36.4% 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.

Personal Assets has a beta of 0.33214432, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn Asian Income Fund has a beta of 0.699, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Personal Assets has a net margin of 95.99% compared to abrdn Asian Income Fund's net margin of 89.27%. abrdn Asian Income Fund's return on equity of 19.40% beat Personal Assets' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Personal Assets95.99% 6.04% 1.96%
abrdn Asian Income Fund 89.27%19.40%7.35%

Personal Assets has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn Asian Income Fund. abrdn Asian Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Personal Assets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Personal Assets£105.16M16.13£124.81M£32.4816.96
abrdn Asian Income Fund£76.34M5.79£42.37M£50.956.08

0.1% of Personal Assets shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Personal Assets shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Personal Assets' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled abrdn Asian Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Personal Assets Neutral
abrdn Asian Income Fund Neutral

Summary

Personal Assets beats abrdn Asian Income Fund on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to Law Debenture?

abrdn Asian Income Fund (LON:AAIF) and Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

4.8% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Law Debenture shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Law Debenture shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

abrdn Asian Income Fund has a beta of 0.699, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Law Debenture has a beta of 1.2177322, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Law Debenture had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Asian Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Law Debenture and 0 mentions for abrdn Asian Income Fund. Law Debenture's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat abrdn Asian Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Law Debenture is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
abrdn Asian Income Fund Neutral
Law Debenture Neutral

abrdn Asian Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Law Debenture pays out 15.9% 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.

Law Debenture has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn Asian Income Fund. Law Debenture 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Asian Income Fund£76.34M5.79£42.37M£50.956.08
Law Debenture£365.31M4.62£142.39M£226.785.58

abrdn Asian Income Fund has a net margin of 89.27% compared to Law Debenture's net margin of 80.52%. Law Debenture's return on equity of 23.85% beat abrdn Asian Income Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
abrdn Asian Income Fund89.27% 19.40% 7.35%
Law Debenture 80.52%23.85%8.76%

Summary

Law Debenture beats abrdn Asian Income Fund on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to Witan Investment Trust?

abrdn Asian Income Fund (LON:AAIF) and Witan Investment Trust (LON:WTAN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Witan Investment Trust has a net margin of 89.43% compared to abrdn Asian Income Fund's net margin of 89.27%. abrdn Asian Income Fund's return on equity of 19.40% beat Witan Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
abrdn Asian Income Fund89.27% 19.40% 7.35%
Witan Investment Trust 89.43%13.68%7.95%

4.8% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of Witan Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Witan Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

abrdn Asian Income Fund has a beta of 0.699, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Witan Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, abrdn Asian Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Witan Investment Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
abrdn Asian Income Fund Neutral
Witan Investment Trust Neutral

Witan Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn Asian Income Fund. Witan 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Asian Income Fund£76.34M5.79£42.37M£50.956.08
Witan Investment Trust£246.38M0.00£220.34M£0.36N/A

abrdn Asian Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Witan Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Witan Investment Trust pays out 1,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. abrdn Asian Income Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Witan Investment Trust beats abrdn Asian Income Fund on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to Pantheon International?

abrdn Asian Income Fund (LON:AAIF) and Pantheon International (LON:PIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
abrdn Asian Income Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Pantheon International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

abrdn Asian Income Fund has a beta of 0.699, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pantheon International has a beta of 0.814, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

abrdn Asian Income Fund has a net margin of 89.27% compared to Pantheon International's net margin of 43.75%. abrdn Asian Income Fund's return on equity of 19.40% beat Pantheon International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
abrdn Asian Income Fund89.27% 19.40% 7.35%
Pantheon International 43.75%1.52%1.05%

In the previous week, Pantheon International had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Asian Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Pantheon International and 0 mentions for abrdn Asian Income Fund. abrdn Asian Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pantheon International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
abrdn Asian Income Fund Neutral
Pantheon International Neutral

abrdn Asian Income Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Pantheon International. abrdn Asian Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pantheon International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Asian Income Fund£76.34M5.79£42.37M£50.956.08
Pantheon International£43.18M36.46£31.00M£8.1949.02

4.8% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of Pantheon International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Pantheon International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

abrdn Asian Income Fund and Pantheon International tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to Brewin Dolphin?

Brewin Dolphin (LON:BRW) and abrdn Asian Income Fund (LON:AAIF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

4.8% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Brewin Dolphin pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Brewin Dolphin pays out 92.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn Asian Income Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

abrdn Asian Income Fund has a net margin of 89.27% compared to Brewin Dolphin's net margin of 0.00%. abrdn Asian Income Fund's return on equity of 19.40% beat Brewin Dolphin's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brewin DolphinN/A N/A N/A
abrdn Asian Income Fund 89.27%19.40%7.35%

In the previous week, Brewin Dolphin's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled abrdn Asian Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Brewin Dolphin Neutral
abrdn Asian Income Fund Neutral

abrdn Asian Income Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brewin Dolphin. Brewin Dolphin 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brewin Dolphin£415.46M0.00N/A£0.17N/A
abrdn Asian Income Fund£76.34M5.79£42.37M£50.956.08

Summary

abrdn Asian Income Fund beats Brewin Dolphin on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AAIF vs. The Competition

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Metricabrdn Asian Income FundCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£441.80M£5.63B£14.01B£2.88B
Dividend Yield7.18%7.39%5.88%6.09%
P/E Ratio6.0838.0029.20368.56
Price / Sales5.791,267.42516.1783,672.53
Price / Cash82.3148.3239.3727.89
Price / Book1.293.713.677.26
Net Income£42.37M£417.15M£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.64%0.62%0.27%1.12%
1 Month Performance-6.63%0.66%1.19%2.56%
1 Year Performance31.91%8.45%12.52%70.21%

abrdn Asian Income Fund Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AAIF
abrdn Asian Income Fund
N/AGBX 310
+0.6%		N/A+31.1%£441.80M£76.34M6.08N/A
PNL
Personal Assets
N/AGBX 555
+0.5%		N/A+8.2%£1.71B£105.16M17.09N/A
LWDB
Law Debenture
N/AGBX 1,276
+0.8%		N/A+25.5%£1.70B£365.31M5.63260
WTAN
Witan Investment Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.58B£246.38M738.896
PIN
Pantheon International
0.9097 of 5 stars		GBX 400
+0.3%		N/A+22.9%£1.57B£43.18M48.84455

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This page (LON:AAIF) was last updated on 8/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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