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

abrdn plc (LON:ABDN) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on ABDN shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 184 price objective on shares of abrdn in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of 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 lifted their price objective on shares of abrdn from GBX 190 to GBX 215 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on shares of abrdn from GBX 245 to GBX 240 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of abrdn from GBX 235 to GBX 225 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 222.33.

abrdn Stock Performance

The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 203.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 206.59. The firm has a market capitalization of £4.14 billion, a PE ratio of 10.91, a P/E/G ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a quick ratio of 24.97, a current ratio of 452.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.85.

abrdn (LON:ABDN) last released its 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%. As a group, research analysts predict that abrdn plc will post 15.2266152 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at abrdn

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