abrdn Asia Focus (AAS) Competitors GBX 325.55 +0.55 (+0.17%) As of 10:22 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock AAS vs. SSON, MRC, JAM, RAT, BHMG, MYI, FEV, PNL, N91, and WWHShould you be buying abrdn Asia Focus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of abrdn Asia Focus include Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), JPMorgan American (JAM), Rathbones Group (RAT), BH Macro GBP (BHMG), Murray International (MYI), Fidelity European Trust (FEV), Personal Assets (PNL), Ninety One Group (N91), and Worldwide Healthcare (WWH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. abrdn Asia Focus vs. Its Competitors Smithson Investment Trust The Mercantile Investment Trust JPMorgan American Rathbones Group BH Macro GBP Murray International Fidelity European Trust Personal Assets Ninety One Group Worldwide Healthcare Smithson Investment Trust (LON:SSON) and abrdn Asia Focus (LON:AAS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media favor SSON or AAS? In the previous week, abrdn Asia Focus had 2 more articles in the media than Smithson Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for abrdn Asia Focus and 0 mentions for Smithson Investment Trust. Smithson Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled abrdn Asia Focus'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Smithson Investment Trust Neutral abrdn Asia Focus Neutral Is SSON or AAS more profitable? Smithson Investment Trust has a net margin of 317.04% compared to abrdn Asia Focus' net margin of 66.01%. abrdn Asia Focus' return on equity of 7.71% beat Smithson Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Smithson Investment Trust317.04% -2.13% N/A abrdn Asia Focus 66.01%7.71%2.79% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SSON or AAS? 19.1% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of abrdn Asia Focus shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of abrdn Asia Focus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SSON or AAS? abrdn Asia Focus has higher revenue and earnings than Smithson Investment Trust. Smithson Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn Asia Focus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSmithson Investment Trust-£13.48M-144.34-£42.74M-£33.47-45.47abrdn Asia Focus£55.61M8.85£36.71M£24.1413.49 Summaryabrdn Asia Focus beats Smithson Investment Trust on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get abrdn Asia Focus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AAS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AAS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AAS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricabrdn Asia FocusAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£491.94M£1.24B£6.42B£2.96BDividend Yield2.18%4.35%4.17%5.02%P/E Ratio13.4921.8813.61148.37Price / Sales8.852,366.821,756.63254,913.50Price / Cash41.9260.8148.9127.97Price / Book1.001.213.185.30Net Income£36.71M£264.68M£1.25B£5.90B7 Day Performance1.73%0.71%0.88%0.21%1 Month Performance6.74%3.03%3.48%4.78%1 Year Performance14.23%6.61%15.35%80.43% abrdn Asia Focus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AASabrdn Asia FocusN/AGBX 325.55+0.2%N/A+14.8%£491.94M£55.61M13.49N/ASSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,478-0.3%N/A+10.7%£1.89B-£13.48M-44.15N/APositive NewsMRCThe Mercantile Investment TrustN/AGBX 254.15+0.7%N/A+8.3%£1.89B£415.73M4.782,800JAMJPMorgan AmericanN/AGBX 1,008-0.2%N/A+4.7%£1.83B£431.16M4.37N/APositive NewsRATRathbones Group1.3885 of 5 starsGBX 1,746+1.6%GBX 2,087+19.5%+1.2%£1.81B£874.75M28.413,500News CoverageBHMGBH Macro GBPN/AGBX 389.28+0.5%N/A+7.6%£1.80B£35.67M42.04N/AMYIMurray InternationalN/AGBX 274.86+0.3%N/A+12.2%£1.64B£198.15M9.14N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementFEVFidelity European TrustN/AGBX 397.75-0.2%N/A+5.3%£1.63B£221.98M7.88N/APNLPersonal AssetsN/AGBX 505.05-0.8%N/A+5.6%£1.61B£107.31M12.87N/APositive NewsN91Ninety One Group0.8197 of 5 starsGBX 180.20+0.7%GBX 173-4.0%+8.0%£1.60B£586.81M10.381,180WWHWorldwide HealthcareN/AGBX 298.75-0.6%N/A-15.5%£1.59B£245.62M6.95N/APositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Smithson Investment Trust Competitors The Mercantile Investment Trust Competitors JPMorgan American Competitors Rathbones Group Competitors BH Macro GBP Competitors Murray International Competitors Fidelity European Trust Competitors Personal Assets Competitors Ninety One Group Competitors Worldwide Healthcare Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:AAS) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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