Duke Capital (DUKE) Competitors

abrdn Asia Focus (LON:AAS) and Duke Capital (LON:DUKE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Is AAS or DUKE a better dividend stock?

abrdn Asia Focus pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Duke Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. abrdn Asia Focus pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Duke Capital pays out 3.0% 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. Duke Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, AAS or DUKE?

abrdn Asia Focus has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Capital has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AAS or DUKE?

Duke Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 46, suggesting a potential upside of 53.33%. Given Duke Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duke Capital is more favorable than abrdn Asia Focus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
abrdn Asia Focus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Duke Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AAS or DUKE?

62.0% of abrdn Asia Focus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Duke Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of abrdn Asia Focus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Duke Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer AAS or DUKE?

In the previous week, abrdn Asia Focus had 2 more articles in the media than Duke Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for abrdn Asia Focus and 0 mentions for Duke Capital. Duke Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat abrdn Asia Focus' score of 0.14 indicating that Duke Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn Asia Focus	Neutral
Duke Capital	Neutral

Is AAS or DUKE more profitable?

Duke Capital has a net margin of 1,408.25% compared to abrdn Asia Focus' net margin of 66.01%. Duke Capital's return on equity of 255.49% beat abrdn Asia Focus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn Asia Focus	66.01%	7.71%	2.79%
Duke Capital	1,408.25%	255.49%	5.61%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AAS or DUKE?

Duke Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than abrdn Asia Focus. Duke Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn Asia Focus, 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
abrdn Asia Focus	£55.61M	8.83	£36.71M	£24.14	13.47
Duke Capital	£29.70M	4.19	£418.18M	£101.23	0.30

Summary

Duke Capital beats abrdn Asia Focus on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.