abrdn (LON:ABDN) Sets New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Posted by Carolyn Dwyer on Mar 6th, 2025

Shares of abrdn plc (LON:ABDN – Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 180 ($2.32) and last traded at GBX 178.45 ($2.30), with a volume of 3229002 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 162 ($2.09).

abrdn Trading Up 1.2 %

The stock has a market capitalization of £3.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 225.80, a quick ratio of 24.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.25. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 149.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 148.

abrdn (LON:ABDN – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX 15.20 ($0.20) earnings per share for the quarter. abrdn had a net margin of 21.19% and a return on equity of 6.46%. On average, research analysts expect that abrdn plc will post 15.2266152 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at abrdn

In related news, insider Jason Windsor bought 357,635 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 139 ($1.79) per share, for a total transaction of £497,112.65 ($640,774.23). Insiders own 2.41% of the company’s stock.

abrdn Company Profile

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abrdn is a global investment company that helps clients and customers plan, save, and invest for the future.

Our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Our strategy is to deliver client-led growth. We are structured around three businesses – Investments, Adviser and interactive investor – focused on the changing needs of our clients.

The capabilities in our Investments business are built on the strength of our insight – generated from wide-ranging research, worldwide investment expertise and local market knowledge.

Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their businesses and their clients.

interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save and invest in the way that works for them.

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The value of investments and the income from them can go down as well as up and investors may get back less than the amount invested.