abrdn (ABDN) Competitors GBX 206.80 -3.00 (-1.43%) As of 12:27 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ABDN vs. LGEN, SMT, PSH, STJ, ICP, SDRC, MNG, SDR, FCIT, and HLShould you be buying abrdn stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of abrdn include Legal & General Group (LGEN), 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), and Hargreaves Lansdown (HL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. abrdn vs. Its Competitors Legal & General Group Scottish Mortgage Pershing Square St. James's Place Intermediate Capital Group Schroders M&G Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Is LGEN or ABDN more profitable? abrdn has a net margin of 21.19% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.67%. Legal & General Group's return on equity of 7.79% beat abrdn's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Legal & General Group0.67% 7.79% 0.18% abrdn 21.19%6.46%0.68% Does the media refer more to LGEN or ABDN? In the previous week, abrdn had 2 more articles in the media than Legal & General Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for abrdn and 1 mentions for Legal & General Group. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat abrdn's score of 0.28 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Legal & General Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive abrdn 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LGEN or ABDN? Legal & General Group has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn. abrdn is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Legal & General Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLegal & General Group£27.99B0.47£319.08M£0.045,275.78abrdn£1.68B2.21£316.36M£0.171,188.51 Which has more risk & volatility, LGEN or ABDN? Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LGEN or ABDN? 70.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of abrdn shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is LGEN or ABDN a better dividend stock? Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Legal & General Group pays out 478.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Do analysts rate LGEN or ABDN? Legal & General Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 246.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.83%. abrdn has a consensus target price of GBX 208.60, suggesting a potential upside of 0.87%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Legal & General Group is more favorable than abrdn.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Legal & General Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50abrdn 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 SummaryLegal & General Group beats abrdn on 11 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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£3.70B£1.33B£6.29B£2.59BDividend Yield7.05%4.57%4.30%5.28%P/E Ratio1,188.513,085.331,331.854,388.05Price / Sales2.211,972.331,348.64100,187.79Price / Cash2.8360.47127.6027.90Price / Book0.721.373.538.71Net Income£316.36M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.10%-0.71%-0.10%-0.06%1 Month Performance13.63%0.40%2.51%2.40%1 Year Performance31.77%8.08%40.24%145.49% abrdn Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABDNabrdn1.4867 of 5 starsGBX 206.80-1.4%GBX 208.60+0.9%+32.5%£3.70B£1.68B1,188.514,719News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeLGENLegal & General Group1.9536 of 5 starsGBX 237.39-0.6%GBX 246.67+3.9%+5.2%£13.36B£18.57B5,322.6511,956High Trading VolumeSMTScottish Mortgage0.4123 of 5 starsGBX 1,135.50+0.0%N/A+33.8%£12.87B£1.24B1,200.70N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumePSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 4,698.86-0.6%N/A+34.4%£8.38B£1.20B736.50N/ASTJSt. James's Place2.8142 of 5 starsGBX 1,252+0.2%GBX 1,485+18.6%+71.0%£6.56B£16.94B1,327.682,298Analyst ForecastICPIntermediate Capital Group0.3065 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579News CoverageSDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeMNGM&G0.5424 of 5 starsGBX 251.70flatGBX 266+5.7%+24.4%£5.96B£15.21B-1,666.896,101SDRSchroders1.5697 of 5 starsGBX 377.20+0.7%GBX 387+2.6%+11.8%£5.85B£3.02B1,691.486,438News CoverageFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,198-0.2%N/A+15.3%£5.74B£367.41M1,658.13N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown0.6289 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LGEN Competitors SMT Competitors PSH Competitors STJ Competitors ICP Competitors SDRC Competitors MNG Competitors SDR Competitors FCIT Competitors HL 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 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy UBER immediatelyBULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyAltcoin ETFs could surge prices (do this now) My "Crypto Bull Run Millionaire Blueprint" breaks down exactl...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredThe best AI stock you aren’t watching (but Elon is)Elon Musk's AI empire is already being built... not in the spotlight, but in the background. 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