JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Pessimistic Forecast for abrdn (LON:ABDN) Stock Price

abrdn (LON:ABDN) had its price objective reduced by research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from GBX 251 to GBX 242 in a research note issued on Thursday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s target price suggests a potential upside of 27.64% from the company’s current price.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on ABDN. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of abrdn from GBX 190 to GBX 215 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on abrdn from GBX 245 to GBX 240 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup upped their price target on abrdn from GBX 220 to GBX 225 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. UBS Group reissued a “sell” rating and set a GBX 184 price objective on shares of abrdn in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on abrdn from GBX 200 to GBX 210 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, abrdn currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 219.33.

abrdn Price Performance

LON ABDN opened at GBX 189.60 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 24.97, a current ratio of 452.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.85. The stock has a market capitalization of £3.39 billion, a PE ratio of 10.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.35. abrdn has a 12-month low of GBX 120.80 and a 12-month high of GBX 229.73. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 212.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 204.26.

abrdn (LON:ABDN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported GBX 16.10 EPS for the quarter. abrdn had a net margin of 22.56% and a return on equity of 7.96%. As a group, equities analysts predict that abrdn will post 15.2266152 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Jason Windsor sold 131,160 shares of abrdn stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 204, for a total value of £267,566.40. Also, insider Katie Bickerstaffe acquired 9,521 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 209 per share, for a total transaction of £19,898.89. 0.93% of the stock is 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.