abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC) Competitors GBX 525.71 -2.29 (-0.43%) As of 12:27 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesBuy This Stock AUSC vs. VEIL, BNKR, FGT, LWDB, TFG, ASL, FCSS, JMG, FSV, and HRIShould you be buying abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust include Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL), The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), Law Debenture (LWDB), Tetragon Financial (TFG), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), and Herald (HRI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust vs. Its Competitors Vietnam Enterprise The Bankers Investment Trust Finsbury Growth & Income Law Debenture Tetragon Financial Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Fidelity China Special JPMorgan Emerging Markets Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values Herald Vietnam Enterprise (LON:VEIL) and abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (LON:AUSC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has better valuation and earnings, VEIL or AUSC? abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Vietnam Enterprise. Vietnam Enterprise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVietnam Enterprise£17.87M81.71-£4.24M-£1.48-430.96abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust£54.96M6.46£49.86M£73.877.12 Does the media refer more to VEIL or AUSC? In the previous week, Vietnam Enterprise had 4 more articles in the media than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Vietnam Enterprise and 0 mentions for abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. Vietnam Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Vietnam Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Vietnam Enterprise Positive abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in VEIL or AUSC? 53.1% of Vietnam Enterprise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Vietnam Enterprise shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, VEIL or AUSC? Vietnam Enterprise has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% 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. Is VEIL or AUSC more profitable? abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust has a net margin of 90.72% compared to Vietnam Enterprise's net margin of -23.73%. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's return on equity of 13.68% beat Vietnam Enterprise's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vietnam Enterprise-23.73% -0.22% -7.53% abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust 90.72%13.68%-4.68% Summaryabrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust beats Vietnam Enterprise on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AUSC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 AUSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricabrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£354.85M£1.25B£6.14B£2.97BDividend Yield2.35%4.37%4.18%5.02%P/E Ratio7.1221.9612.95151.20Price / Sales6.462,370.641,747.79252,273.63Price / Cash28.6660.81128.3627.97Price / Book0.971.221.914.55Net Income£49.86M£263.98M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance1.10%0.63%0.97%1.80%1 Month Performance1.35%2.85%3.26%4.52%1 Year Performance5.25%6.82%16.51%79.93% abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AUSCabrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth TrustN/AGBX 525.71-0.4%N/A+5.7%£354.85M£54.96M7.12N/AVEILVietnam EnterpriseN/AGBX 616flatN/A+5.2%£1.41B£17.87M-416.06N/APositive NewsBNKRThe Bankers Investment TrustN/AGBX 122+0.5%N/A+5.7%£1.35B£231.92M6.18N/AFGTFinsbury Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 906.88+1.1%N/A+9.1%£1.35B£101.41M14.89N/APositive NewsLWDBLaw DebentureN/AGBX 1,000+1.0%N/A+13.6%£1.32B£203.87M9.31260TFGTetragon FinancialN/AGBX 16.04-0.4%N/A+58.5%£1.30B£22.12B10.29N/AASLAberforth Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 1,534+1.1%N/A-2.2%£1.28B£226.05M5.04N/AFCSSFidelity China SpecialN/AGBX 255.50-0.6%N/A+33.4%£1.27B-£177.57M1.26N/ANews CoverageJMGJPMorgan Emerging MarketsN/AGBX 117.20+0.7%N/A+7.5%£1.24B£97.45M15.53N/AFSVFidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special ValuesN/AGBX 368+0.4%N/A+17.6%£1.19B£237.18M5.3525,000News CoveragePositive NewsHRIHeraldN/AGBX 2,304.82+0.4%N/A+5.2%£1.16B£162.63M6.656,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VEIL Alternatives BNKR Alternatives FGT Alternatives LWDB Alternatives TFG Alternatives ASL Alternatives FCSS Alternatives JMG Alternatives FSV Alternatives HRI Alternatives 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:AUSC) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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