abrdn (ABDN) Competitors GBX 187.70 -0.30 (-0.16%) As of 06:57 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ABDN vs. SMT, PSH, STJ, ICP, SDRC, MNG, SDR, FCIT, HL, and PCTShould you be buying abrdn stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of abrdn include Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Pershing Square (PSH), St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), M&G (MNG), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), and Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. abrdn vs. Its Competitors Scottish Mortgage Pershing Square St. James's Place Intermediate Capital Group Schroders M&G Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust abrdn (LON:ABDN) and Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ABDN or SMT? 42.1% of abrdn shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of abrdn shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer ABDN or SMT? abrdn currently has a consensus price target of GBX 206.60, suggesting a potential upside of 10.07%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe abrdn is more favorable than Scottish Mortgage.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score abrdn 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Scottish Mortgage 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is ABDN or SMT a better dividend stock? abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Scottish Mortgage pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. abrdn pays out 83.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Scottish Mortgage pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has more volatility & risk, ABDN or SMT? abrdn has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ABDN or SMT? In the previous week, Scottish Mortgage had 2 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Scottish Mortgage and 0 mentions for abrdn. Scottish Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat abrdn's score of 0.00 indicating that Scottish Mortgage is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment abrdn Neutral Scottish Mortgage Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ABDN or SMT? Scottish Mortgage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than abrdn. abrdn is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scottish Mortgage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratioabrdn£1.68B2.00£316.36M£0.171,078.74Scottish Mortgage£1.24B10.48£1.19B£0.951,207.82 Is ABDN or SMT more profitable? Scottish Mortgage has a net margin of 94.48% compared to abrdn's net margin of 21.19%. Scottish Mortgage's return on equity of 11.53% beat abrdn's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets abrdn21.19% 6.46% 0.68% Scottish Mortgage 94.48%11.53%-3.48% Summaryabrdn and Scottish Mortgage tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ABDN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ABDN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricabrdnAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£3.36B£1.47B£6.40B£2.56BDividend Yield7.92%4.59%4.32%5.31%P/E Ratio1,078.744,759.041,779.645,420.39Price / Sales2.001,974.901,353.8197,520.66Price / Cash2.8360.62127.9327.93Price / Book0.651.372.088.98Net Income£316.36M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance1.84%0.18%1.07%0.60%1 Month Performance-3.80%1.65%3.10%3.17%1 Year Performance20.94%8.67%32.68%186.89% abrdn Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABDNabrdn1.6575 of 5 starsGBX 187.70-0.2%GBX 206.60+10.1%+25.0%£3.36B£1.68B1,078.744,719High Trading VolumeSMTScottish Mortgage0.6675 of 5 starsGBX 1,104-0.1%N/A+40.9%£12.52B£1.24B1,167.39N/APSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 4,469.80+0.4%N/A+31.4%£7.97B£1.20B700.60N/APositive NewsSTJSt. James's Place3.3962 of 5 starsGBX 1,209-0.1%GBX 1,485+22.8%+74.8%£6.34B£16.94B1,282.082,298ICPIntermediate Capital GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579SDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeMNGM&G1.0267 of 5 starsGBX 256.60-0.3%GBX 261+1.7%+23.1%£6.08B£15.21B-1,699.346,101SDRSchroders2.4244 of 5 starsGBX 368.80-0.3%GBX 387+4.9%+11.3%£5.72B£3.02B1,653.816,438FCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,162.04-0.3%N/A+16.0%£5.57B£367.41M1,608.36N/ADividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown1.2965 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 403.72-0.1%N/A+49.7%£4.63B£122.39M4,049.37120Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SMT Competitors PSH Competitors STJ Competitors ICP Competitors SDRC Competitors MNG Competitors SDR Competitors FCIT Competitors HL Competitors PCT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:ABDN) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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