LON:AAS abrdn Asia Focus (AAS) Share Price, News & Analysis → Protect Your Bank Account Before It’s Too Late (From Weiss Ratings) (Ad) Free AAS Stock Alerts GBX 273 -2.00 (-0.73%) (As of 07:02 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range 273▼ 27650-Day Range 253▼ 27652-Week Range 240▼ 276Volume55,896 shsAverage Volume146,431 shsMarket Capitalization£421.62 millionP/E Ratio1,300.00Dividend Yield2.20%Price TargetN/A Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividend Get abrdn Asia Focus alerts: Email Address Ad MillPub😱 This phenomenon is smashing regular market gainsThanks to a little-known “Pathfinder” trading phenomenon… Traders have recently unlocked one of the most powerful idea-generation sources in the history of trading. At every single market open.Click here to save your seat and join the next LIVE workshop! About abrdn Asia FocusAberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC operates as an investment trust that invests in a portfolio of smaller companies in Japan, Asia, and Australasia. The trust invests in companies operating in various sectors, including auto components; beverages; chemicals; commercial banks; containers and packaging; diversified financial services; food and staples retailing; hotels, restaurants, and leisure; industrial conglomerates; multiline retail; paper and forest products; real estate; and transportation infrastructure. The company was formerly known as Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC. Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited serves as the manager of the trust. Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC was founded in 1995 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.Read More AAS Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart AAS Stock News HeadlinesJanuary 18, 2023 | lse.co.ukReplacement Net Asset Value(s)September 19, 2022 | reuters.comabrdn Asia Focus plcMay 2, 2024 | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)The Best AI Stock to Own in the World Today is Trading for Just $25“Titan of Tech” Bets Big on Tiny AI Company He’s made as much as 3,250,000% in just three years on companies like Facebook, Airbnb, and PayPal… But our research shows his latest investment could be his most successful venture yet.May 1, 2022 | uk.finance.yahoo.comabrdn Asia Focus plc (AAS.L)April 8, 2022 | lse.co.ukAbrdn Asiafocus Regulatory NewsJanuary 18, 2022 | lse.co.ukAbstd Asiafocus Share ChatDecember 2, 2021 | lse.co.ukTRADING UPDATES: Topps Tiles and Vp post return to profitDecember 2, 2021 | lse.co.ukTRADING UPDATES: Topps Tiles and Vp post return to profitMay 2, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)Trump’s last act as President You’ve probably never heard of Executive Order #13972. Signed by President Trump just days before leaving office, it greenlit what could be the most revolutionary technology of the decade… yet it has nothing to do with AI, blockchain, or mRNA vaccines. September 3, 2021 | finance.yahoo.comAberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC (AAS.L)See More Headlines Receive AAS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for abrdn Asia Focus and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 3/21 Dividend2/22/2024Dividend Payable3/21/2024Today5/02/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorFinancial Services Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:AAS CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.asian-smaller.co.uk Phone44 1224 631 999FaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 0.21 Trailing P/E Ratio1,300.00 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£35.19 million Net Margins77.68% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity7.41% Return on Assets4.68% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio13.60 Current Ratio6.43 Quick Ratio3.67 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£45.30 million Price / Sales9.31 Cash FlowGBX 6.51 per share Price / Cash Flow41.92 Book ValueGBX 311 per share Price / Book0.88Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares154,440,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£421.62 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.64 A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for May 2024. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Click the link below to see which companies made the list.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Hugh Young (Age 66)Portfolio Manager Mr. Ek Duen Lim CFA (Age 53)Senior Investment Manager Ms. Mei Yi Flavia Cheong C.F.A. (Age 56)CFA, Portfolio Manager Mr. Christopher Wong CFAPortfolio ManagerMr. Chou ChongPortfolio ManagerKey CompetitorsLiontrust Asset ManagementLON:LIOSchroders Investment Trusts - Schroder Asian Total Return InvestmentLON:ATROctopus Renewables InfrastructureLON:ORITUtilico Emerging MarketsLON:UEMDunedin Income Growth Investment TrustLON:DIGView All CompetitorsInsidersKrishna ShanmuganathanBought 3,777 shares on 2/20/2024Total: £993,351.00 ($263.00/share) AAS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AAS shares performed in 2024? abrdn Asia Focus' stock was trading at GBX 266 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AAS stock has increased by 2.6% and is now trading at GBX 273. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How often does abrdn Asia Focus pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for abrdn Asia Focus? abrdn Asia Focus declared a dividend on Friday, February 9th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 22nd will be paid a dividend of GBX 1.60 per share on Thursday, March 21st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 22nd. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. Read our dividend analysis for AAS. Is abrdn Asia Focus a good dividend stock? abrdn Asia Focus (LON:AAS) pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.45%. The dividend payout ratio is 2,857.14%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Read our dividend analysis for AAS. What other stocks do shareholders of abrdn Asia Focus own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other abrdn Asia Focus investors own include Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS), Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST), Phoenix Group (PHNX), Jupiter Fund Management (JUP), Illumina (ILMN), Chesnara (CSN), The Biotech Growth Trust (BIOG), Bank of America (BAC), AstraZeneca (AZN) and Advantest (ATEYY). How do I buy shares of abrdn Asia Focus? Shares of AAS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (LON:AAS) was last updated on 5/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHave You Seen Elon’s New A.I. Device? 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