Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) Competitors GBX 1,542 -2.00 (-0.13%) As of 09/15/2025 12:39 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ASL vs. PCT, ATST, ABDN, JGGI, 3IN, RCP, BPT, PHLL, MNKS, and CTYShould 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), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Petershill Partners (PHLL), Monks (MNKS), and City of London (CTY). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust vs. Its Competitors Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust abrdn JPMorgan Global Growth & Income 3i Infrastructure RIT Capital Partners Bridgepoint Group Petershill Partners Monks City of London Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) and Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals believe in PCT or ASL? 87.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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% Does the media prefer PCT or ASL? In the previous week, Polar Capital Technology Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust and 0 mentions for Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. Polar Capital Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 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 Very Positive Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Neutral Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PCT or ASL? Polar Capital Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Capital Technology 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£122.39M39.48£1.20B£0.104,227.68Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust£68.05M18.37£255.01M£0.801,933.54 Which has more volatility and risk, PCT or ASL? Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPolar Capital Technology Trust beats Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust on 10 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. 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£1.25B£1.45B£6.41B£2.58BDividend Yield2.87%4.59%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio1,933.544,744.741,773.835,404.14Price / Sales18.371,957.931,349.6496,701.95Price / Cash1,306.0060.6248.9927.93Price / Book0.931.372.088.78Net Income£255.01M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.65%0.46%0.83%0.57%1 Month Performance0.79%1.36%1.87%44.76%1 Year Performance-2.28%8.13%31.50%166.92% Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASLAberforth Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 1,542-0.1%N/A-2.2%£1.25B£68.05M1,933.54N/APCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 397+1.5%N/A+42.4%£4.47B£122.39M3,981.95120News CoveragePositive NewsATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003ABDNabrdn1.8235 of 5 starsGBX 187.70+1.1%GBX 206.60+10.1%+26.1%£3.28B£1.68B1,078.744,719JGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 564+1.3%N/A+2.3%£3.20B£450.94M573.58N/A3IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 351.50+2.8%N/A+2.9%£3.13B£338M973.68N/ARCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,954+0.2%N/A+8.6%£2.70B£304.80M1,047.1662Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBPTBridgepoint Group1.3708 of 5 starsGBX 328.20+0.1%GBX 388+18.2%-6.3%£2.67B£444.20M6,192.45391Gap DownPHLLPetershill PartnersN/AGBX 238+0.4%GBX 296.67+24.6%+10.4%£2.54B£1.01B313.94N/AHigh Trading VolumeMNKSMonksN/AGBX 1,400-0.3%N/A+24.3%£2.48B-£12.00M-16,806.72N/ACTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 496+1.0%N/A+14.1%£2.42B£222.11M1,122.17N/ADividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Polar Capital Technology Trust Competitors Alliance Trust Competitors abrdn Competitors JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Competitors 3i Infrastructure Competitors RIT Capital Partners Competitors Bridgepoint Group Competitors Petershill Partners Competitors Monks Competitors City of London 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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