abrdn plc (LON:ABDN) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of abrdn plc (LON:ABDN) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the six research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 226.50.

A number of research firms have recently commented on ABDN. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on abrdn from GBX 225 to GBX 230 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 210 target price on shares of abrdn in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Citigroup dropped their price target on abrdn from GBX 235 to GBX 225 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on abrdn from GBX 234 to GBX 240 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 270 price objective on shares of abrdn in a research note on Friday, July 31st.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Katie Bickerstaffe acquired 8,313 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 30th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 240 per share, for a total transaction of £19,951.20. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

abrdn Price Performance

ABDN opened at GBX 244.60 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of £4.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.77, a quick ratio of 24.97 and a current ratio of 327.40. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 244.74 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 224.78. abrdn has a twelve month low of GBX 177.52 and a twelve month high of GBX 265.

abrdn (LON:ABDN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported GBX 8.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. abrdn had a net margin of 23.28% and a return on equity of 7.70%. Research analysts forecast that abrdn will post 15.2266152 EPS for the current year.

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.