abrdn plc (LON:ABDN) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of abrdn plc (LON:ABDN) have earned an average rating of “Hold” from the six brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 222.33.

Several brokerages have commented on ABDN. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on abrdn from GBX 190 to GBX 215 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. UBS Group restated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 184 target price on shares of abrdn in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on abrdn from GBX 245 to GBX 240 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup cut their target price on abrdn from GBX 235 to GBX 225 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on abrdn from GBX 225 to GBX 230 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th.

abrdn Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of ABDN opened at GBX 220.62 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 203.30 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 206.17. abrdn has a fifty-two week low of GBX 160.30 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 229.73. The firm has a market cap of £3.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.85, a quick ratio of 24.97 and a current ratio of 452.75.

abrdn (LON:ABDN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported GBX 16.10 EPS for the quarter. abrdn had a return on equity of 7.96% and a net margin of 22.56%. As a group, research analysts forecast that abrdn will post 15.2266152 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Katie Bickerstaffe bought 9,521 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 209 per share, for a total transaction of £19,898.89. Also, insider Jason Windsor sold 131,160 shares of abrdn stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 204, for a total value of £267,566.40. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 270,729 shares of company stock valued at $54,926,141. 0.69% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.