HANA vs. ASL, FCSS, JMG, FSV, EDIN, HRI, TRY, BPCR, GSS, and AGT
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), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), Herald (HRI), TR Property Investment Trust (TRY), BioPharma Credit (BPCR), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), and AVI Global Trust (AGT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' vs. Its Competitors
Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' (LON:HANA) and Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.
Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' pays out 4.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 13.8% 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.
4.6% of Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A''s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust'saverage media sentiment score.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A'. Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' on 10 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 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
