AIE vs. MRC, BHMG, RAT, FEV, MYI, N91, ATT, PNL, WWH, and WTAN
Should you be buying Ashoka India Equity Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ashoka India Equity Investment include The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), BH Macro GBP (BHMG), Rathbones Group (RAT), Fidelity European Trust (FEV), Murray International (MYI), Ninety One Group (N91), Allianz Technology Trust (ATT), Personal Assets (PNL), Worldwide Healthcare (WWH), and Witan Investment Trust (WTAN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Ashoka India Equity Investment vs. Its Competitors
Ashoka India Equity Investment (LON:AIE) and The Mercantile Investment Trust (LON:MRC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.
Ashoka India Equity Investment has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Mercantile Investment Trust has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
38.5% of Ashoka India Equity Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Ashoka India Equity Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Ashoka India Equity Investment and Ashoka India Equity Investment both had 1 articles in the media. The Mercantile Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Ashoka India Equity Investment's score of 1.16 indicating that The Mercantile Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Mercantile Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.67% compared to Ashoka India Equity Investment's net margin of 82.47%. Ashoka India Equity Investment's return on equity of 26.35% beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's return on equity.
The Mercantile Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Ashoka India Equity Investment. Ashoka India Equity Investment 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.
Summary
The Mercantile Investment Trust beats Ashoka India Equity Investment on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:AIE) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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