Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) Competitors GBX 1,534 +16.00 (+1.05%) As of 07/3/2025 11:53 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ASL vs. PCT, ATST, ABDN, 3IN, PHLL, JGGI, RCP, BPT, EMG, and MNKSShould you be buying Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust include Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), abrdn (ABDN), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Man Group (EMG), and Monks (MNKS). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust vs. Its Competitors Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust abrdn 3i Infrastructure Petershill Partners JPMorgan Global Growth & Income RIT Capital Partners Bridgepoint Group Man Group Monks Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) and Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the media favor PCT or ASL? In the previous week, Polar Capital Technology Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust and 0 mentions for Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. Polar Capital Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Polar Capital Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Polar Capital Technology Trust Positive Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PCT or ASL? 43.2% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, PCT or ASL? Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PCT or ASL more profitable? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 112.81% compared to Polar Capital Technology Trust's net margin of 96.56%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 30.54% beat Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Polar Capital Technology Trust96.56% 30.54% 20.70% Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 112.81%18.22%11.67% Which has better valuation & earnings, PCT or ASL? Polar Capital Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. Polar Capital Technology 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 RatioPolar Capital Technology Trust£1.24B3.48£1.20B£101.863.61Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust£226.05M5.66£255.01M£304.315.04 SummaryAberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats Polar Capital Technology Trust on 7 of the 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ASL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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£1.28B£1.25B£6.46B£2.97BDividend Yield1.39%4.36%4.18%5.02%P/E Ratio5.0421.8413.60146.59Price / Sales5.662,375.071,762.85240,167.56Price / Cash1,306.0060.8148.9127.97Price / Book0.921.213.195.32Net Income£255.01M£264.68M£1.25B£5.90B7 Day Performance-1.03%0.48%0.65%0.92%1 Month Performance3.09%2.84%3.50%5.20%1 Year Performance-0.13%6.53%15.51%80.77% Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASLAberforth Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 1,534+1.1%N/A+0.0%£1.28B£226.05M5.04N/APCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 357+1.4%N/A-89.1%£4.21B£1.24B3.50120News CoveragePositive NewsATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003ABDNabrdn0.9342 of 5 starsGBX 192.40+1.1%GBX 172-10.6%+25.9%£3.44B£1.49B10.944,7193IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 345-0.6%N/A+5.2%£3.18B£374M907.89N/ANews CoveragePHLLPetershill Partners2.3189 of 5 starsGBX 216-0.7%GBX 240+11.1%+11.9%£2.93B£706.00M8.76N/ANews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 539+0.7%N/A-4.8%£2.78B£660.56M4.44N/ANews CoverageRCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,898+0.4%N/A+4.0%£2.74B£103.46M16.4162BPTBridgepoint Group2.1561 of 5 starsGBX 300.40-0.5%GBX 359.33+19.6%+38.0%£2.48B£272.35M54.57391News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpEMGMan Group2.3491 of 5 starsGBX 171.71-0.7%GBX 278+61.9%-29.0%£2.48B£1.69B8.101,790MNKSMonksN/AGBX 1,278+0.5%N/A+11.8%£2.46B£610.03M4.15N/ATrending NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Polar Capital Technology Trust Competitors Alliance Trust Competitors abrdn Competitors 3i Infrastructure Competitors Petershill Partners Competitors JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Competitors RIT Capital Partners Competitors Bridgepoint Group Competitors Man Group Competitors Monks 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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