LON:ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 1,690 -8.00 (-0.47%) As of 11:55 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Stock (LON:ASL) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get ASL alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 1,686▼ 1,70850-Day Range 1,512▼ 1,69852-Week Range 1,408.07▼ 1,718.19Volume141,653 shsAverage Volume220,419 shsMarket Capitalization£1.32 billionP/E Ratio14.33Dividend Yield2.76%Price TargetN/AConsensus RatingN/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. Read More Receive ASL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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ASL Stock News HeadlinesAberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) Stock Price Crosses Above Fifty Day Moving Average - What's Next?June 27, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comAberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Holding(s) in CompanyMarch 19, 2023 | finanznachrichten.de“By July 30, Elon Musk’s Prophecy Will Fulfill Itself”Jeff Brown and Marc Chaikin - the duo who identified Nvidia a decade ago - are forecasting that Elon Musk's AI breakthrough they call 'M.A.G.I.' will collide with a rare market pattern by July 30. That pattern carries a 100% historical track record. The last time it triggered, early investors had a chance to turn $10,000 into as much as $350,000 in roughly 12 months.July 6 at 1:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Argentum Silver CorpNovember 7, 2022 | reuters.comAberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Director/PDMR ShareholdingAugust 3, 2022 | uk.finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines ASL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ASL shares performed this year? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's stock was trading at GBX 1,574 at the start of the year. Since then, ASL shares have increased by 7.4% and is now trading at GBX 1,690. How were Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's earnings last quarter? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc (LON:ASL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 29th. The company reported $64.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust had a net margin of 61.93% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.86%. How do I buy shares of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC), IQE (IQE) and Omega Diagnostics Group (ODX). Company Calendar Last Earnings1/29/2026Today7/06/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorFinancial Services Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:ASL CIKN/A Webwww.aberforth.co.uk Phone44 13 1220 0733FaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 117.90 Trailing P/E Ratio14.33 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£255.01 million Net Margins61.93% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity6.86% Return on Assets11.67% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio5.39 Current Ratio15.58 Quick Ratio4.86 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£99.87 million Price / Sales13.17 Cash FlowGBX 1.29 per share Price / Cash Flow1,306.00 Book ValueGBX 1,659.67 per share Price / Book1.02Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares77,818,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.32 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.44 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026. 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