LON:ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 1,806 +14.00 (+0.78%) As of 05:14 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsInsider Trades 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 1,794▼ 1,81250-Day Range 1,696▼ 1,81852-Week Range 1,408.07▼ 1,828Volume75,107 shsAverage Volume222,553 shsMarket Capitalization£1.38 billionP/E Ratio15.60Dividend Yield2.66%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. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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ASL Stock News HeadlinesAberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) Hits New 12-Month High - Here's WhySeptember 28, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comAberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Holding(s) in CompanyMarch 19, 2023 | finanznachrichten.deMAJOR BUY ALERT: Elon, Data Centers, SpaceStock picker Luke Lango recently toured Vegas and counted more than 60 new data centers under construction, evidence of what he calls a 127 trillion dollar trend reshaping global power. The convergence involves Elon Musk, China, AI, robotics, and an energy breakthrough one Berkeley and Harvard trained physicist calls the greatest transition in history. Lango has previously flagged AMD, Palantir, and Tesla before major moves and says this new trend could be his biggest find yet. | InvestorPlace (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 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ASL stock has increased by 15.0% and is now trading at GBX 1,810. How were Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's earnings last quarter? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc (LON:ASL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 28th. The company reported $38.43 earnings per share for the quarter. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.52% and a net margin of 63.47%. 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 Earnings7/28/2026Today10/05/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorFinance Industry Capital Markets Sub-IndustryAsset Management & Custody Banks Current SymbolLON:ASL CIKN/A Webwww.aberforth.co.uk Phone44 13 1220 0733FaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 115.78 Trailing P/E Ratio15.63 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£255.01 million Net Margins63.47% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity6.52% Return on Assets11.67% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio6.45 Current Ratio13.03 Quick Ratio4.86 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£94.68 million Price / Sales14.61 Cash FlowGBX 1.39 per share Price / Cash Flow1,306.00 Book ValueGBX 1,659.67 per share Price / Book1.09Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares76,426,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.38 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.43 The 7 Hottest IPO Stories of 2026MarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. 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