AAS vs. EMG, CLDN, BUR, JAM, RAT, ATT, TRIG, MRC, MYI, and N91
Should you be buying abrdn Asia Focus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of abrdn Asia Focus include Man Group (EMG), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), Burford Capital (BUR), JPMorgan American (JAM), Rathbones Group (RAT), Allianz Technology Trust (ATT), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Murray International (MYI), and Ninety One Group (N91). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
abrdn Asia Focus vs. Its Competitors
Man Group (LON:EMG) and abrdn Asia Focus (LON:AAS) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
abrdn Asia Focus has a net margin of 66.01% compared to Man Group's net margin of 22.58%. Man Group's return on equity of 19.64% beat abrdn Asia Focus' return on equity.
Man Group has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn Asia Focus has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Man Group has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn Asia Focus. abrdn Asia Focus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Man Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Man Group had 7 more articles in the media than abrdn Asia Focus. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Man Group and 0 mentions for abrdn Asia Focus. Man Group's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat abrdn Asia Focus' score of 0.00 indicating that Man Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
56.0% of Man Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of abrdn Asia Focus shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Man Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of abrdn Asia Focus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Man Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. abrdn Asia Focus pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Man Group pays out 109.8% 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 Asia Focus pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Man Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 226.80, suggesting a potential upside of 18.43%. Given Man Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Man Group is more favorable than abrdn Asia Focus.
Summary
Man Group beats abrdn Asia Focus on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:AAS) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
