abrdn (LON:ABDN) Sets New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

abrdn plc (LON:ABDN) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 251 and last traded at GBX 247.40, with a volume of 3840000 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 247.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ABDN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup reduced their target price on abrdn from GBX 235 to GBX 225 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on abrdn from GBX 225 to GBX 230 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on abrdn from GBX 234 to GBX 240 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, abrdn currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 222.33.

abrdn Stock Up 0.7%

The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 211.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 209.12. The company has a market cap of £4.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.70, a P/E/G ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.85, a quick ratio of 24.97 and a current ratio of 452.75.

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 return on equity of 7.96% and a net margin of 22.56%. On average, research analysts anticipate that abrdn plc will post 15.2266152 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at abrdn

In other abrdn news, insider Katie Bickerstaffe bought 9,521 shares of abrdn stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 209 per share, with a total value of £19,898.89. Also, insider Jason Windsor sold 131,160 shares of the business’s 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. Insiders have sold 270,729 shares of company stock worth $54,926,141 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

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.