ASHM vs. ABDN, ATST, JGGI, PHLL, 3IN, RCP, MNKS, BPT, CTY, and QLT
Should you be buying Ashmore Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ashmore Group include abrdn (ABDN), Alliance Trust (ATST), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), Petershill Partners (PHLL), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Monks (MNKS), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), City of London (CTY), and Quilter (QLT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Ashmore Group vs. Its Competitors
Ashmore Group (LON:ASHM) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Ashmore Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ashmore Group has a net margin of 47.42% compared to abrdn's net margin of 21.19%. Ashmore Group's return on equity of 10.71% beat abrdn's return on equity.
abrdn has higher revenue and earnings than Ashmore Group. abrdn is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ashmore Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Ashmore Group and Ashmore Group both had 1 articles in the media. abrdn's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Ashmore Group's score of -0.36 indicating that abrdn is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
47.2% of Ashmore Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. 37.4% of Ashmore Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of abrdn shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Ashmore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Ashmore Group pays out 143.6% 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 pays out 83.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Ashmore Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 155, indicating a potential downside of 13.94%. abrdn has a consensus price target of GBX 208.60, indicating a potential downside of 0.76%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe abrdn is more favorable than Ashmore Group.
Summary
abrdn beats Ashmore Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ASHM) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
