abrdn (ABDN) Competitors GBX 188.80 +0.80 (+0.43%) As of 09/19/2025 11:53 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk. Does the media refer more to ABDN or SMT? In the previous week, Scottish Mortgage had 3 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Scottish Mortgage and 0 mentions for abrdn. Scottish Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 0.58 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 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 higher 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£1.68B2.02£316.36M£0.171,085.06Scottish Mortgage£1.24B10.48£1.19B£0.951,207.55 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% Which has more risk and volatility, ABDN or SMT? abrdn has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by company 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 9.43%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 Summaryabrdn and Scottish Mortgage tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get abrdn News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ABDN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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£3.34B£1.48B£5.97B£2.56BDividend Yield7.83%4.62%4.32%5.31%P/E Ratio1,085.064,723.751,770.725,395.51Price / Sales2.021,963.821,360.1597,580.70Price / Cash2.8360.62127.9527.93Price / Book0.661.372.089.20Net Income£316.36M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance2.44%0.20%1.07%0.69%1 Month Performance-4.84%1.66%3.07%3.41%1 Year Performance23.36%8.94%33.04%195.42% abrdn Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABDNabrdn1.5235 of 5 starsGBX 188.80+0.4%GBX 206.60+9.4%+21.6%£3.34B£1.68B1,085.064,719SMTScottish Mortgage0.5958 of 5 starsGBX 1,104-0.1%N/A+37.1%£12.52B£1.24B1,167.39N/ANews CoveragePSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 4,469.80+0.4%N/A+28.7%£7.97B£1.20B700.60N/ASTJSt. James's Place3.3673 of 5 starsGBX 1,209-0.1%GBX 1,485+22.8%+69.1%£6.34B£16.94B1,282.082,298News CoverageICPIntermediate 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&G0.9222 of 5 starsGBX 256.60-0.3%GBX 261+1.7%+19.6%£6.08B£15.21B-1,699.346,101Positive NewsSDRSchroders2.3586 of 5 starsGBX 368.80-0.3%GBX 387+4.9%+8.8%£5.72B£3.02B1,653.816,438Positive NewsFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,162.04-0.3%N/A+14.4%£5.57B£367.41M1,608.36N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown0.6955 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+45.2%£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 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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