abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF) Competitors

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AAIF vs. MRC, PNL, HGT, PIN, and TRIG

Should you buy abrdn Asian Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares abrdn Asian Income Fund with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with abrdn Asian Income Fund include The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Personal Assets (PNL), HgCapital Trust (HGT), Pantheon International (PIN), and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to The Mercantile Investment Trust?

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

The Mercantile Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn Asian Income Fund. abrdn Asian Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Mercantile Investment Trust, 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
The Mercantile Investment Trust	£209.68M	7.95	£393.55M	£29.03	8.84
abrdn Asian Income Fund	£76.34M	5.97	£42.37M	£50.95	6.28

The Mercantile Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays out 27.7% 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.

The Mercantile Investment Trust has a net margin of 89.90% compared to abrdn Asian Income Fund's net margin of 89.27%. abrdn Asian Income Fund's return on equity of 19.40% beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Mercantile Investment Trust	89.90%	10.56%	2.53%
abrdn Asian Income Fund	89.27%	19.40%	7.35%

The Mercantile Investment Trust has a beta of 1.5380571, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn Asian Income Fund has a beta of 0.669, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

13.0% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Mercantile Investment Trust 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Mercantile Investment Trust	Neutral
abrdn Asian Income Fund	Neutral

Summary

The Mercantile Investment Trust beats abrdn Asian Income Fund on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to Personal Assets?

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

5.0% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Personal Assets shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Personal Assets shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Personal Assets has a net margin of 156.09% 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
abrdn Asian Income Fund	89.27%	19.40%	7.35%
Personal Assets	156.09%	9.23%	1.96%

abrdn Asian Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. 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 out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Personal Assets pays out 19.2% 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.

In the previous week, Personal Assets had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Asian Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Personal Assets and 0 mentions for abrdn Asian Income Fund. Personal Assets' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat abrdn Asian Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Personal Assets is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn Asian Income Fund	Neutral
Personal Assets	Neutral

abrdn Asian Income Fund has a beta of 0.669, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Personal Assets has a beta of 0.33023465, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Asian Income Fund	£76.34M	5.97	£42.37M	£50.95	6.28
Personal Assets	£89.00M	18.74	£124.81M	£29.11	18.38

Summary

Personal Assets beats abrdn Asian Income Fund on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to HgCapital Trust?

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

abrdn Asian Income Fund has a net margin of 89.27% compared to HgCapital Trust's net margin of 88.67%. abrdn Asian Income Fund's return on equity of 19.40% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HgCapital Trust	88.67%	3.90%	6.88%
abrdn Asian Income Fund	89.27%	19.40%	7.35%

In the previous week, HgCapital Trust had 3 more articles in the media than abrdn Asian Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HgCapital Trust and 0 mentions for abrdn Asian Income Fund. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat abrdn Asian Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HgCapital Trust	Positive
abrdn Asian Income Fund	Neutral

HgCapital Trust has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn Asian Income Fund. abrdn Asian Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HgCapital Trust, 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
HgCapital Trust	£109.29M	14.51	£284.58M	£21.49	16.29
abrdn Asian Income Fund	£76.34M	5.97	£42.37M	£50.95	6.28

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HgCapital Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
abrdn Asian Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.228, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn Asian Income Fund has a beta of 0.669, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% 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.

Summary

HgCapital Trust beats abrdn Asian Income Fund on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to Pantheon International?

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

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
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	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

1.8% of Pantheon International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Pantheon International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are held by 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.

abrdn Asian Income Fund has a net margin of 89.27% compared to Pantheon International's net margin of -18.42%. 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
Pantheon International	-18.42%	-0.30%	1.05%
abrdn Asian Income Fund	89.27%	19.40%	7.35%

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. Pantheon International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled abrdn Asian Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pantheon International	Neutral
abrdn Asian Income Fund	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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pantheon International	£43.18M	39.44	£31.00M	£8.19	48.96
abrdn Asian Income Fund	£76.34M	5.97	£42.37M	£50.95	6.28

Pantheon International has a beta of 0.8224822, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn Asian Income Fund has a beta of 0.669, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to The Renewables Infrastructure Group?

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

The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a consensus target price of GBX 100, indicating a potential upside of 41.84%. Given The Renewables Infrastructure Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Renewables Infrastructure Group is more favorable than abrdn Asian Income Fund.

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
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

abrdn Asian Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. abrdn Asian Income Fund pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays out -139.4% 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. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

5.0% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of abrdn Asian Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a net margin of 328.03% compared to abrdn Asian Income Fund's net margin of 89.27%. abrdn Asian Income Fund's return on equity of 19.40% beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn Asian Income Fund	89.27%	19.40%	7.35%
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	328.03%	-5.09%	-1.63%

In the previous week, The Renewables Infrastructure Group had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Asian Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Renewables Infrastructure Group and 0 mentions for abrdn Asian Income Fund. The Renewables Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat abrdn Asian Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that The Renewables Infrastructure Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn Asian Income Fund	Neutral
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Neutral

abrdn Asian Income Fund has higher revenue and earnings than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. The Renewables Infrastructure Group 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	£76.34M	5.97	£42.37M	£50.95	6.28
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	-£123.70M	-13.46	-£37.22M	-£5.40	N/A

abrdn Asian Income Fund has a beta of 0.669, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a beta of 0.374, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

abrdn Asian Income Fund and The Renewables Infrastructure Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AAIF vs. The Competition

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Metric	abrdn Asian Income Fund	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£456.05M	£2.35B	£5.16B	£2.60B
Dividend Yield	5.33%	5.97%	5.25%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	6.28	25.14	15.93	365.91
Price / Sales	5.97	2,063.58	1,025.10	88,030.08
Price / Cash	82.31	60.17	91.01	27.89
Price / Book	1.33	1.35	6.59	7.74
Net Income	£42.37M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.31%	-0.71%	-0.26%	0.21%
1 Month Performance	8.48%	1.69%	1.19%	1.56%
1 Year Performance	50.23%	12.04%	18.11%	77.95%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AAIF abrdn Asian Income Fund	N/A	GBX 320 -1.2%	N/A	+50.2%	£456.05M	£76.34M	6.28	N/A
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	N/A	GBX 264.02 +0.1%	N/A	+2.2%	£1.72B	£209.68M	9.09	2,800
PNL Personal Assets	N/A	GBX 537.04 -0.3%	N/A	+4.1%	£1.67B	£89.00M	18.45	N/A
HGT HgCapital Trust	1.5572 of 5 stars	GBX 368 -0.7%	N/A	-29.7%	£1.67B	£109.29M	17.12	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
PIN Pantheon International	0.3207 of 5 stars	GBX 387.53 +0.1%	N/A	+32.1%	£1.65B	£43.18M	47.32	455	Analyst Forecast

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abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF) Competitors

AAIF vs. MRC, PNL, HGT, PIN, and TRIG

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to The Mercantile Investment Trust?

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How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to Personal Assets?

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How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to HgCapital Trust?

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How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to Pantheon International?

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How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to The Renewables Infrastructure Group?

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abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF) Competitors

AAIF vs. MRC, PNL, HGT, PIN, and TRIG

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to The Mercantile Investment Trust?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MRC or AAIF?

Is MRC or AAIF a better dividend stock?

Is MRC or AAIF more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, MRC or AAIF?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MRC or AAIF?

Does the media refer more to MRC or AAIF?

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How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to Personal Assets?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AAIF or PNL?

Is AAIF or PNL more profitable?

Is AAIF or PNL a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to AAIF or PNL?

Which has more risk and volatility, AAIF or PNL?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AAIF or PNL?

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How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to HgCapital Trust?

Is HGT or AAIF more profitable?

Does the media favor HGT or AAIF?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HGT or AAIF?

Do analysts rate HGT or AAIF?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HGT or AAIF?

Which has more volatility and risk, HGT or AAIF?

Is HGT or AAIF a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to Pantheon International?

Do analysts rate PIN or AAIF?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PIN or AAIF?

Is PIN or AAIF more profitable?

Does the media favor PIN or AAIF?

Which has better earnings and valuation, PIN or AAIF?

Which has more risk and volatility, PIN or AAIF?

Summary

How does abrdn Asian Income Fund compare to The Renewables Infrastructure Group?

Do analysts recommend AAIF or TRIG?

Is AAIF or TRIG a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AAIF or TRIG?

Is AAIF or TRIG more profitable?

Does the media favor AAIF or TRIG?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AAIF or TRIG?

Which has more volatility & risk, AAIF or TRIG?

Summary

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AAIF vs. The Competition

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