abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC) Competitors

Finsbury Growth & Income (LON:FGT) and abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (LON:AUSC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor FGT or AUSC?

In the previous week, Finsbury Growth & Income had 3 more articles in the media than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Finsbury Growth & Income and 0 mentions for abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. Finsbury Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Finsbury Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Finsbury Growth & Income	Very Positive
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FGT or AUSC?

Finsbury Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Finsbury Growth & Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Finsbury Growth & Income	£101.41M	13.30	£90.54M	£60.89	14.88
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust	£54.96M	6.32	£49.86M	£73.87	6.97

Is FGT or AUSC more profitable?

abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust has a net margin of 90.72% compared to Finsbury Growth & Income's net margin of 89.28%. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's return on equity of 13.68% beat Finsbury Growth & Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Finsbury Growth & Income	89.28%	6.50%	4.42%
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust	90.72%	13.68%	-4.68%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FGT or AUSC?

28.5% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FGT or AUSC a better dividend stock?

Finsbury Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Finsbury Growth & Income pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust pays out 14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FGT or AUSC?

Finsbury Growth & Income received 78 more outperform votes than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Finsbury Growth & Income	Outperform Votes 78 70.27%	Underperform Votes 33 29.73%
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, FGT or AUSC?

Finsbury Growth & Income has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Finsbury Growth & Income beats abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.