Ashmore Group (ASHM) Competitors

abrdn (LON:ABDN) and Ashmore Group (LON:ASHM) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ABDN or ASHM?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
abrdn	£1.49B	2.40	£316.36M	£17.59	11.38
Ashmore Group	£199.65M	5.98	£94.67M	£14.11	12.64

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ABDN or ASHM?

38.2% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.9% of Ashmore Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of abrdn shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Ashmore Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ABDN or ASHM?

abrdn has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashmore Group has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ABDN or ASHM more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn	21.19%	6.46%	0.68%
Ashmore Group	47.42%	10.71%	4.52%

Does the media refer more to ABDN or ASHM?

In the previous week, abrdn had 3 more articles in the media than Ashmore Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for abrdn and 0 mentions for Ashmore Group. abrdn's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Ashmore Group's score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn	Positive
Ashmore Group	Neutral

Is ABDN or ASHM a better dividend stock?

abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Ashmore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. abrdn pays out 85.3% 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 pays out 120.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer ABDN or ASHM?

abrdn presently has a consensus target price of GBX 206.60, suggesting a potential upside of 3.20%. Ashmore Group has a consensus target price of GBX 155, suggesting a potential downside of 13.07%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe abrdn is more favorable than Ashmore Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
abrdn	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Ashmore Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

abrdn beats Ashmore Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.