abrdn (ABDN) Competitors GBX 189.40 +1.00 (+0.53%) As of 11:54 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ABDN vs. SMT, PSH, STJ, ICP, MNG, SDRC, 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), M&G (MNG), Schroders (SDRC), 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 M&G Schroders Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SMT or ABDN? 19.0% of Scottish Mortgage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Scottish Mortgage shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of abrdn shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor SMT or ABDN? In the previous week, abrdn had 5 more articles in the media than Scottish Mortgage. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for abrdn and 1 mentions for Scottish Mortgage. Scottish Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat abrdn's score of 0.74 indicating that Scottish Mortgage is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Scottish Mortgage 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive abrdn 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate SMT or ABDN? abrdn has a consensus price target of GBX 206.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.03%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe abrdn is more favorable than Scottish Mortgage.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Scottish Mortgage 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00abrdn 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has higher valuation and earnings, SMT or ABDN? Scottish Mortgage has higher earnings, but lower revenue than abrdn. Scottish Mortgage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioScottish Mortgage£1.26B10.14£1.19B£97.4710.71abrdn£1.49B2.27£316.36M£17.5910.77 Is SMT or ABDN a better dividend stock? Scottish Mortgage pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Scottish Mortgage pays out 4.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn pays out 85.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more risk and volatility, SMT or ABDN? Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SMT or ABDN 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 Scottish Mortgage94.48% 11.53% -3.48% abrdn 21.19%6.46%0.68% Summaryabrdn beats Scottish Mortgage on 10 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. Email Address 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£3.39B£1.25B£6.11B£2.97BDividend Yield9.33%4.37%4.18%5.02%P/E Ratio10.7721.9612.96151.20Price / Sales2.272,370.641,747.79252,273.63Price / Cash2.8360.81128.3227.97Price / Book0.661.221.914.55Net Income£316.36M£263.98M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance1.39%0.63%0.97%1.80%1 Month Performance2.93%2.85%3.26%4.52%1 Year Performance20.30%6.82%16.51%79.93% abrdn Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABDNabrdn1.1865 of 5 starsGBX 189.40+0.5%GBX 206.50+9.0%+17.4%£3.39B£1.49B10.774,719News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeSMTScottish Mortgage1.3707 of 5 starsGBX 1,034-0.2%N/A+16.4%£12.65B£1.26B10.61N/APSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 3,890-0.9%N/A-2.0%£8.90B£3.57B4.08N/ASTJSt. James's Place0.918 of 5 starsGBX 1,184+0.6%GBX 843.50-28.8%+113.0%£6.40B£26.27B-992.362,298News CoverageAnalyst ForecastICPIntermediate Capital GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579MNGM&G0.4115 of 5 starsGBX 257-0.7%GBX 223.33-13.1%+22.5%£6.12B£9.02B36.656,101SDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeSDRSchroders1.4992 of 5 starsGBX 361.40-1.5%GBX 392.25+8.5%+0.9%£5.61B£2.78B15.786,438News CoverageAnalyst ForecastFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,108-0.1%N/A+10.3%£5.36B£981.19M5.74N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown2.1339 of 5 starsN/AGBX 684+∞N/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 363.50+0.1%N/A-89.1%£4.29B£1.24B3.57120Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SMT Competitors PSH Competitors STJ Competitors ICP Competitors MNG Competitors SDRC 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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