abrdn (LON:ABDN) Reaches New 52-Week High – Still a Buy?

abrdn plc (LON:ABDN)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 241.40 and last traded at GBX 240.20, with a volume of 298046250 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 234.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased 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. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of abrdn from GBX 235 to GBX 225 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of abrdn from GBX 245 to GBX 240 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of abrdn from GBX 225 to GBX 230 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 222.33.

abrdn Stock Performance

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’s fifty day moving average is GBX 206.15 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 207.32. The company has a market cap of £4.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.35.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at abrdn

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

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.