Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) Reaches New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc (LON:ASL – Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high on Monday. The company traded as high as GBX 1,878.68 and last traded at GBX 1,877.60, with a volume of 96,599 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,852.

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £1.44 billion, a PE ratio of 16.39 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.45, a quick ratio of 4.86 and a current ratio of 13.03. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 1,785.17 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,660.27.

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported GBX 38.43 earnings per share for the quarter. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust had a return on equity of 6.52% and a net margin of 63.47%.

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Company Profile

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Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberforth Partners LLP. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of small-cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with both bottom-up and top-down stock picking approaches with the focus on factors like businesses financial statements and assessment of their market positions to create its portfolio.

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