Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) Competitors GBX 1,494 -18.00 (-1.19%) As of 10/17/2025 11:54 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ASL vs. ATST, ABDN, PHLL, 3IN, JGGI, RCP, MNKS, CTY, BPT, and QLTShould you be buying Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust include Alliance Trust (ATST), abrdn (ABDN), Petershill Partners (PHLL), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Monks (MNKS), City of London (CTY), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), and Quilter (QLT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust vs. Its Competitors Alliance Trust abrdn Petershill Partners 3i Infrastructure JPMorgan Global Growth & Income RIT Capital Partners Monks City of London Bridgepoint Group Quilter Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) and Alliance Trust (LON:ATST) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer ASL or ATST? In the previous week, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Alliance Trust'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Neutral Alliance Trust Neutral Which has better valuation & earnings, ASL or ATST? Alliance Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. Alliance Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAberforth Smaller Companies Trust£68.05M17.76£255.01M£0.801,873.35Alliance Trust£652.76M0.00£601.66M£2.12N/A Is ASL or ATST more profitable? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 112.81% compared to Alliance Trust's net margin of 92.17%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 18.22% beat Alliance Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust112.81% 18.22% 11.67% Alliance Trust 92.17%17.93%10.95% Which has more volatility & risk, ASL or ATST? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alliance Trust has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ASL or ATST? 13.1% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Alliance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Alliance Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ASL or ATST a better dividend stock? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Alliance Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 54.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliance Trust pays out 1,226.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryAberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats Alliance Trust on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ASL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAberforth Smaller Companies TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.21B£1.46B£4.85B£2.57BDividend Yield2.90%4.71%4.39%5.37%P/E Ratio1,873.352,925.721,270.844,212.23Price / Sales17.761,966.321,363.7099,406.89Price / Cash1,306.0060.46127.7827.90Price / Book0.901.363.538.11Net Income£255.01M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.80%-0.27%-0.31%-0.62%1 Month Performance-2.35%-0.42%0.35%0.73%1 Year Performance-2.61%7.04%41.85%128.71% Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASLAberforth Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 1,494-1.2%N/A-2.6%£1.21B£68.05M1,873.35N/AATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003ABDNabrdn1.7128 of 5 starsGBX 198-3.4%GBX 203+2.5%+15.7%£3.54B£1.68B1,137.934,719News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPHLLPetershill Partners1.0041 of 5 starsGBX 305.50+0.5%GBX 311.33+1.9%+37.4%£3.30B£1.15B353.47N/A3IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 354.50-0.3%N/A+6.0%£3.27B£338M981.99N/AJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 563-1.4%N/A-2.8%£3.25B£41.10M8,478.92N/APositive NewsRCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 2,028.63-0.3%N/A+11.6%£2.81B£304.80M1,087.1562High Trading VolumeMNKSMonksN/AGBX 1,466-1.7%N/A+22.8%£2.53B-£12.00M-17,599.04N/ATrending NewsInsider TradeCTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 503-0.6%N/A+15.0%£2.51B£344.24M725.73N/ADividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeBPTBridgepoint Group1.976 of 5 starsGBX 292-2.8%GBX 388+32.9%-15.4%£2.41B£444.20M5,509.43391Gap UpQLTQuilter1.4064 of 5 starsGBX 169.60-2.0%GBX 184.33+8.7%+15.5%£2.35B£4.60B-169,600.002,983News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alliance Trust Competitors abrdn Competitors Petershill Partners Competitors 3i Infrastructure Competitors JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Competitors RIT Capital Partners Competitors Monks Competitors City of London Competitors Bridgepoint Group Competitors Quilter Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:ASL) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredFront-Run Buffett's Shocking Gold MoveA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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