Schroder Japan Trust (SJG) Competitors GBX 245 +1.00 (+0.41%) As of 12:26 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SJG vs. ASL, TFG, JMG, EDIN, FSV, GSS, BPCR, IHP, BBGI, and JPEShould you be buying Schroder Japan Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Schroder Japan Trust include Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Tetragon Financial (TFG), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), BioPharma Credit (BPCR), IntegraFin (IHP), BBGI Global Infrastructure (BBGI), and JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Growth (JPE). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Schroder Japan Trust vs. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Tetragon Financial JPMorgan Emerging Markets Edinburgh Investment Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values Genesis Emerging Markets Fund BioPharma Credit IntegraFin BBGI Global Infrastructure JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Growth Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) and Schroder Japan Trust (LON:SJG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, ASL or SJG? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroder Japan Trust has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASL or SJG? Schroder Japan Trust received 5 more outperform votes than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.81% of users gave Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust an outperform vote while only 63.77% of users gave Schroder Japan Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAberforth Smaller Companies TrustOutperform Votes8372.81% Underperform Votes3127.19% Schroder Japan TrustOutperform Votes8863.77% Underperform Votes5036.23% Is ASL or SJG more profitable? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 112.81% compared to Schroder Japan Trust's net margin of 99.53%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 18.22% beat Schroder Japan Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust112.81% 18.22% 11.67% Schroder Japan Trust 99.53%18.12%7.69% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ASL or SJG? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder Japan Trust. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Japan Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAberforth Smaller Companies Trust£226.05M5.18£255.01M£304.314.61Schroder Japan Trust£60.80M4.75£60.51M£50.994.83 Is ASL or SJG a better dividend stock? Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Schroder Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 13.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroder Japan Trust pays out 9.8% 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. Does the media prefer ASL or SJG? In the previous week, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Schroder Japan Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Very Positive Schroder Japan Trust Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ASL or SJG? 52.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats Schroder Japan Trust on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Schroder Japan Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SJG 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 SJG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSchroder Japan TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£288.90M£1.16B£3.85B£2.58BDividend Yield0.05%4.46%4.21%4.97%P/E Ratio4.8321.7213.01133.47Price / Sales4.752,291.281,696.37232,198.73Price / Cash44.7861.2950.3828.14Price / Book0.831.143.414.61Net Income£60.51M£262.20M£1.24B£5.84B7 Day Performance2.28%1.32%1.01%3.08%1 Month Performance3.57%10.95%13.46%10.21%1 Year Performance-4.09%2.61%12.67%117.30% Schroder Japan Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SJGSchroder Japan TrustN/AGBX 245+0.4%N/A-3.7%£287.15M£60.80M4.80N/ADividend CutASLAberforth Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 1,369.31+0.4%N/A-3.9%£1.14B£226.05M4.50N/APositive NewsTFGTetragon FinancialN/AGBX 14.02-0.6%N/A+43.6%£1.14B£22.12B8.99N/AJMGJPMorgan Emerging MarketsN/AGBX 105.39+0.9%N/A+0.4%£1.12B£97.45M13.96N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEDINEdinburgh InvestmentN/AGBX 769.49+0.5%N/A+6.4%£1.11B£189.32M6.16N/AFSVFidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special ValuesN/AGBX 333.25+0.2%N/A+13.1%£1.08B£237.18M4.8525,000Earnings ReportPositive NewsGSSGenesis Emerging Markets FundN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.06B£250.40M6.181,626Gap DownBPCRBioPharma CreditN/AGBX 0.86+0.5%N/A-3.2%£1.03B£12.99B9.82N/ANews CoverageIHPIntegraFinN/AGBX 307+0.7%GBX 406.67+32.5%+1.7%£1.02B£138.65M19.473,520Dividend IncreaseBBGIBBGI Global InfrastructureN/AGBX 142.03+0.2%N/A+6.4%£1.01B£67.98M18.391,160JPEJPMorgan Elect plc - Managed GrowthN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.00B£104.78M1,250.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Alternatives Tetragon Financial Alternatives JPMorgan Emerging Markets Alternatives Edinburgh Investment Alternatives Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values Alternatives Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Alternatives BioPharma Credit Alternatives IntegraFin Alternatives BBGI Global Infrastructure Alternatives JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Growth 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:SJG) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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