abrdn (LON:ABDN) Trading 2.2% Higher – Should You Buy?

abrdn plc (LON:ABDNGet Free Report) shares shot up 2.2% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 248.80 and last traded at GBX 248.60. 2,414,928 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 90% from the average daily volume of 23,062,174 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 243.20.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 270 target price on shares of abrdn in a report on Friday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 210 price objective on shares of abrdn in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Two investment 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 226.50.

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abrdn Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £4.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 247.75 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 227.68. The company has a quick ratio of 24.97, a current ratio of 327.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.77.

abrdn (LON:ABDNGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported GBX 8.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. abrdn had a return on equity of 7.37% and a net margin of 28.07%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that abrdn plc will post 15.2266152 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at abrdn

In related news, insider Katie Bickerstaffe bought 8,313 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 30th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 240 per share, for a total transaction of £19,951.20. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

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