HANA vs. ASL, IHP, HRI, ASHM, EDIN, JFJ, FGT, AGT, GSS, and BPCR
Should you be buying Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' include Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), IntegraFin (IHP), Herald (HRI), Ashmore Group (ASHM), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ), Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), AVI Global Trust (AGT), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), and BioPharma Credit (BPCR). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' vs. Its Competitors
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) and Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' (LON:HANA) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A'. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A', indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 54.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' pays out 37.2% 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.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 112.81% compared to Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A''s net margin of 95.67%. Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A''s return on equity of 19.42% beat Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A''saverage media sentiment score.
13.1% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:HANA) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
