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

Shares of abrdn plc (LON:ABDN) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the six ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 219.33.

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on ABDN shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 184 price target on shares of abrdn in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of abrdn from GBX 251 to GBX 242 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of abrdn from GBX 190 to GBX 215 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of abrdn from GBX 220 to GBX 225 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th.

Insider Transactions at abrdn

In other news, 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 transaction of £267,566.40. Also, insider Katie Bickerstaffe purchased 9,521 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 209 per share, for a total transaction of £19,898.89. 0.93% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

abrdn Trading Down 1.8%

ABDN opened at GBX 198.80 on Friday. abrdn has a 1-year low of GBX 126.30 and a 1-year high of GBX 229.73. The company has a current ratio of 452.75, a quick ratio of 24.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.85. The company has a market cap of £3.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 205.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 204.93.

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

About abrdn

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.