abrdn (LON:ABDN) Hits New 1-Year High – What’s Next?

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ABDN shares. 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 note on Monday, April 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on abrdn from GBX 234 to GBX 240 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on abrdn from GBX 235 to GBX 225 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 222.33.

abrdn Stock Up 0.5%

The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 209.49 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 208.49. The firm has a market cap of £4.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.73, a PEG 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 EPS for the quarter. abrdn had a return on equity of 7.96% and a net margin of 22.56%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that abrdn plc will post 15.2266152 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at abrdn

In related news, insider Jason Windsor sold 81,503 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 201, for a total transaction of £163,821.03. Also, insider Katie Bickerstaffe purchased 7,148 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 209 per share, for a total transaction of £14,939.32. Insiders have sold 270,729 shares of company stock valued at $54,926,141 in the last ninety days. 0.69% of the stock is currently 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.