Insider Buying: abrdn (LON:ABDN) Insider Purchases 7,148 Shares of Stock

abrdn plc (LON:ABDN) insider Katie Bickerstaffe acquired 7,148 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 209 per share, for a total transaction of £14,939.32.

Katie Bickerstaffe also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, March 5th, Katie Bickerstaffe bought 9,521 shares of abrdn stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 209 per share, with a total value of £19,898.89.

abrdn Stock Performance

Shares of LON:ABDN traded up GBX 0.60 during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 205.80. 8,453,859 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 19,507,123. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 213.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 203.82. abrdn plc has a 1 year low of GBX 120.80 and a 1 year high of GBX 229.73. The company has a market cap of £3.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.83, a PEG ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.35.

abrdn (LON:ABDN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported GBX 16.10 EPS for the quarter. abrdn had a net margin of 21.79% and a return on equity of 6.43%. As a group, research analysts forecast that abrdn plc will post 15.2266152 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on ABDN shares. UBS Group reiterated a “sell” rating and set a GBX 184 price objective on shares of abrdn in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on abrdn from GBX 200 to GBX 210 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup boosted their price target on abrdn from GBX 220 to GBX 225 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on abrdn from GBX 245 to GBX 240 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of abrdn from GBX 249 to GBX 251 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Two 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 220.83.

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.