LON:ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 1,608 +8.00 (+0.50%) As of 12:06 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsInsider TradesBuy This Stock 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 1,593.54▼ 1,61450-Day Range 1,512▼ 1,65052-Week Range 1,408.07▼ 1,718.19Volume586,281 shsAverage Volume228,200 shsMarket Capitalization£1.25 billionP/E Ratio13.64Dividend Yield2.87%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. 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ASL Stock News HeadlinesAberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Holding(s) in CompanyMarch 19, 2023 | finanznachrichten.deArgentum Silver CorpNovember 7, 2022 | reuters.comA drilling crew just broke a record nobody expectedA drilling crew in Beaver County, Utah hit 15,765 feet of solid granite in 16 days - a job the Department of Energy projected would take 64. They reached DOE's 2035 performance targets twelve years early, cutting costs in half within 18 months. When Congress moved to cut solar and wind tax credits, this energy source kept its full credits through 2033. One company has been building in this space for sixty years, and a July 4th catalyst is now 12 days away.June 24 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Aberforth 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 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, ASL shares have increased by 2.2% and is now trading at GBX 1,608. How were Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's earnings last quarter? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc (LON:ASL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 29th. The company reported $64.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust had a net margin of 61.93% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.86%. 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 Earnings1/29/2026Today6/24/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorFinancial Services Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:ASL CIKN/A Webwww.aberforth.co.uk Phone44 13 1220 0733FaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 117.90 Trailing P/E Ratio13.64 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£255.01 million Net Margins61.93% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity6.86% Return on Assets11.67% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio5.39 Current Ratio15.58 Quick Ratio4.86 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£99.87 million Price / Sales12.53 Cash FlowGBX 1.23 per share Price / Cash Flow1,306.00 Book ValueGBX 1,659.67 per share Price / Book0.97Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares77,818,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£1.25 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.44 Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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