UBS Group Reaffirms “Sell” Rating for abrdn (LON:ABDN)

abrdn (LON:ABDN)‘s stock had its “sell” rating reissued by UBS Group in a note issued to investors on Friday,London Stock Exchange reports. They currently have a GBX 184 price target on the stock. UBS Group’s price objective points to a potential downside of 18.87% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of abrdn from GBX 195 to GBX 200 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of abrdn from GBX 180 to GBX 190 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on abrdn from GBX 245 to GBX 240 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Citigroup boosted their target price on abrdn from GBX 205 to GBX 220 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on abrdn from GBX 234 to GBX 242 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 212.67.

abrdn Trading Up 1.1%

ABDN stock traded up GBX 2.40 during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 226.80. The company had a trading volume of 10,301,797 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,161,150. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 203.12 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 199.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.25, a current ratio of 225.80 and a quick ratio of 24.97. The company has a market cap of £4.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.03, a PEG ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.25. abrdn has a 52 week low of GBX 120.80 and a 52 week high of GBX 229.73.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Siobhan Boylan purchased 76,305 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 197 per share, for a total transaction of £150,320.85. Company insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

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 30 September 2025, Aberdeen manages and administers £542bn of client and customer assets.