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Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 1,916.69 +2.69 (+0.14%)
As of 07:34 AM Eastern

About Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Stock (LON:ASL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
1,898
▼
1,920.40
50-Day Range
1,710
▼
1,914
52-Week Range
1,408.07
▼
1,990
Volume
61,424 shs
Average Volume
220,867 shs
Market Capitalization
£1.45 billion
P/E Ratio
16.55
Dividend Yield
2.54%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberforth Partners LLP. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of small-cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with both bottom-up and top-down stock picking approaches with the focus on factors like businesses financial statements and assessment of their market positions to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Numis Smaller Companies Index (Excluding Investment Companies). Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc was formed on December 10, 1990 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.

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ASL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's stock was trading at GBX 1,574 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, ASL stock has increased by 21.6% and is now trading at GBX 1,914.31.

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc (LON:ASL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 28th. The company reported GBX 38.43 EPS for the quarter. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust had a net margin of 63.47% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.52%.

Shares of ASL 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.

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/28/2026
Today
11/12/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Sector
Finance
Industry
Capital Markets
Sub-Industry
Asset Management & Custody Banks
Current Symbol
LON:ASL
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 115.78
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.57
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
£255.01 million
Net Margins
63.47%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
6.52%
Return on Assets
11.67%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
6.45
Current Ratio
13.03
Quick Ratio
4.86

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£94.68 million
Price / Sales
15.28
Cash Flow
GBX 1.47 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1,306.00
Book Value
GBX 1,659.67 per share
Price / Book
1.16

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
75,435,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£1.45 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.39
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This page (LON:ASL) was last updated on 11/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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