LON:ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) Share Price, News & Analysis → Elon to Transform U.S. Economy? (From Porter & Company) (Ad) Free ASL Stock Alerts GBX 1,466 -4.00 (-0.27%) (As of 06/14/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range 1,460▼ 1,484.3050-Day Range 1,356▼ 1,54452-Week Range 1,126▼ 1,554.64Volume110,383 shsAverage Volume154,412 shsMarket Capitalization£1.23 billionP/E Ratio1,252.99Dividend Yield2.86%Price TargetN/A Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendInsider Trades Get Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust alerts: Email Address Ad Traders AgencyHurry! Buy this stock before the Robinhood traders do!Robinhood traders have piled $78 billion into this market... Driving tiny tech stock gains of 3,000%, 8,942%, and 12,592% in 2020. Now their next one could be here.Click here to pay just $5 for a full year of Stealth Trades About Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Stock (LON:ASL)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 ASL Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart ASL Stock News HeadlinesMarch 19, 2023 | finanznachrichten.deAberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Holding(s) in CompanyNovember 7, 2022 | reuters.comArgentum Silver CorpAugust 3, 2022 | uk.finance.yahoo.comAberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Director/PDMR ShareholdingSee More Headlines 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. Email Address Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorFinancial Services Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:ASL CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.aberforth.co.uk Phone44 13 1220 0733FaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 1.17 Trailing P/E Ratio1,252.99 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£99.04 million Net Margins86.17% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity7.77% Return on Assets4.79% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio5.54 Current Ratio17.69 Quick Ratio4.86 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£114.95 million Price / Sales10.74 Cash FlowGBX 1.12 per share Price / Cash Flow1,306.00 Book ValueGBX 1,537 per share Price / Book0.95Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares84,230,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.23 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.34 10 "Recession Proof" Stocks That Will Thrive in Any MarketWhich stocks are likely to thrive in today's challenging market? Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that will drive in any economic environment.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Richard Mark Jonathan Newbery BA (Hons) (Age 63)Portfolio Mang. Mr. Euan Robin Macdonald BA (Hons) (Age 52)Portfolio Mang. Key CompetitorsHargreaves LansdownLON:HLF&C Investment TrustLON:FCITM&GLON:MNGPolar Capital Technology TrustLON:PCTAlliance TrustLON:ATSTView All CompetitorsInsidersPatricia DimondSold 4,000 sharesTotal: £5.11 M ($1,277.00/share)Patricia DimondBought 2,472 shares on 11/7/2023Total: £2.98 M ($1,207.00/share)Richard DavidsonBought 2,500 shares on 11/1/2023Total: £2.90 M ($1,158.00/share)View All Insider Transactions ASL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ASL shares performed in 2024? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's stock was trading at GBX 1,378 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ASL shares have increased by 6.4% and is now trading at GBX 1,466. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How often does Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust announced a dividend on Wednesday, January 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, February 8th will be paid a dividend of GBX 37.55 per share on Friday, March 8th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.79%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 8th. This is a boost from the stock's previous dividend of GBX 12.95. The official announcement can be accessed at this link. Read our dividend analysis for ASL. Is Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust a good dividend stock? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.04%. The dividend payout ratio is 3,589.74%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Read our dividend analysis for ASL. What other stocks do shareholders of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust investors own include Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), Aldeyra Therapeutics (ALDX), Ares Capital (ARCC), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX), BioNTech (BNTX), Centamin (CEY), Countryside Partnerships (CSP), Enbridge (ENB), EQTEC (EQT) and Exact Sciences (EXAS). 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.Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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