abrdn (LON:ABDN) Sets New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Shares of abrdn plc (LON:ABDN) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 230 and last traded at GBX 230, with a volume of 2867345 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 226.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ABDN has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group restated a “sell” rating and set a GBX 184 price target on shares of abrdn in a report on Friday, January 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of abrdn from GBX 245 to GBX 240 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of abrdn from GBX 190 to GBX 215 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of abrdn from GBX 234 to GBX 240 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of abrdn from GBX 235 to GBX 225 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 222.33.

abrdn Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.85, a current ratio of 452.75 and a quick ratio of 24.97. The stock has a market capitalization of £4.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.91, a PEG ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.35. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 203.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 206.59.

abrdn (LON:ABDN) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported GBX 16.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. abrdn had a net margin of 22.56% and a return on equity of 7.96%. On average, analysts expect that abrdn plc will post 15.2266152 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other abrdn news, insider Jason Windsor sold 81,503 shares of abrdn stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 201, for a total value of £163,821.03. Also, insider Katie Bickerstaffe bought 7,148 shares of abrdn stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 209 per share, with a total value of £14,939.32. Insiders sold 270,729 shares of company stock valued at $54,926,141 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

abrdn Company Profile

Aberdeen is a Wealth & Investments group that connects investors to the expertise, tools, and solutions they need to grow and manage their wealth with confidence.

We are structured around three businesses – interactive investor, Adviser and Investments. As a diversified group, we have positioned ourselves for growth in a changing investment landscape.

As at 31 December 2025, Aberdeen manages and administers £556bn of client and customer assets.