abrdn (ABDN) Competitors

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ABDN vs. SMT, LGEN, SDR, PCT, and PSH

Should you buy abrdn stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares abrdn with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with abrdn include Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Schroders (SDR), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), and Pershing Square (PSH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does abrdn compare to Scottish Mortgage?

abrdn (LON:ABDN) and Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Scottish Mortgage has higher revenue and earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
abrdn	£1.75B	2.27	£316.36M	£21.20	10.47
Scottish Mortgage	£3.67B	4.25	£1.19B	£307.61	4.68

abrdn has a beta of 1.354, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 1.1410795, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Scottish Mortgage had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Scottish Mortgage and 0 mentions for abrdn. abrdn's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Scottish Mortgage'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn	Neutral
Scottish Mortgage	Neutral

42.1% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.6% of Scottish Mortgage shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of abrdn shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Scottish Mortgage 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.

Scottish Mortgage has a net margin of 97.44% compared to abrdn's net margin of 22.56%. Scottish Mortgage's return on equity of 28.15% beat abrdn's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn	22.56%	7.96%	0.68%
Scottish Mortgage	97.44%	28.15%	-3.48%

abrdn currently has a consensus target price of GBX 222.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.20%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Scottish Mortgage	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Scottish Mortgage pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. abrdn pays out 68.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scottish Mortgage pays out 1.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

abrdn beats Scottish Mortgage on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn compare to Legal & General Group?

abrdn (LON:ABDN) and Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

42.1% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of abrdn shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

abrdn presently has a consensus target price of GBX 222.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.20%. Legal & General Group has a consensus target price of GBX 250.71, suggesting a potential downside of 3.79%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe abrdn is more favorable than Legal & General Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
abrdn	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Legal & General Group	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

abrdn has a beta of 1.354, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Legal & General Group has a beta of 0.804, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. abrdn pays out 68.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Legal & General Group pays out 220.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
abrdn	£1.75B	2.27	£316.36M	£21.20	10.47
Legal & General Group	£42.04B	0.35	£319.08M	£9.74	26.76

In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 3 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Legal & General Group and 0 mentions for abrdn. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat abrdn's score of 0.00 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn	Neutral
Legal & General Group	Positive

abrdn has a net margin of 22.56% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.91%. Legal & General Group's return on equity of 15.89% beat abrdn's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn	22.56%	7.96%	0.68%
Legal & General Group	0.91%	15.89%	0.18%

Summary

abrdn beats Legal & General Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn compare to Schroders?

abrdn (LON:ABDN) and Schroders (LON:SDR) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

abrdn currently has a consensus target price of GBX 222.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.20%. Schroders has a consensus target price of GBX 453.33, suggesting a potential downside of 22.02%. Given abrdn's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe abrdn is more favorable than Schroders.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
abrdn	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Schroders	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Schroders has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn. abrdn is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroders, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
abrdn	£1.75B	2.27	£316.36M	£21.20	10.47
Schroders	£3.25B	2.79	£355.50M	£33.60	17.30

abrdn has a beta of 1.354, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.075, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Schroders had 3 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Schroders and 0 mentions for abrdn. Schroders' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat abrdn's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroders is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn	Neutral
Schroders	Positive

abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. abrdn pays out 68.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroders pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

42.1% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of abrdn shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Schroders shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

abrdn has a net margin of 22.56% compared to Schroders' net margin of 16.44%. Schroders' return on equity of 12.35% beat abrdn's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn	22.56%	7.96%	0.68%
Schroders	16.44%	12.35%	1.86%

Summary

Schroders beats abrdn on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn compare to Polar Capital Technology Trust?

Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

7.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of abrdn shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of abrdn shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 294.06% compared to abrdn's net margin of 22.56%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 43.14% beat abrdn's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital Technology Trust	294.06%	43.14%	20.70%
abrdn	22.56%	7.96%	0.68%

Polar Capital Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn. Polar Capital Technology Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Technology Trust	£2.14B	3.49	£1.20B	£188.58	3.56
abrdn	£1.75B	2.27	£316.36M	£21.20	10.47

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.91290385, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.354, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

abrdn has a consensus target price of GBX 222.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.20%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe abrdn is more favorable than Polar Capital Technology Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polar Capital Technology Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
abrdn	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

In the previous week, Polar Capital Technology Trust had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust and 0 mentions for abrdn. Polar Capital Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat abrdn's score of 0.00 indicating that Polar Capital Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Technology Trust	Very Positive
abrdn	Neutral

Summary

Polar Capital Technology Trust beats abrdn on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does abrdn compare to Pershing Square?

Pershing Square (LON:PSH) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

5.9% of Pershing Square shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of abrdn shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Pershing Square shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of abrdn shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pershing Square	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
abrdn	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

In the previous week, Pershing Square's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled abrdn'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pershing Square	Neutral
abrdn	Neutral

Pershing Square has a beta of 0.85510576, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.354, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 65.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Pershing Square pays out 4.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn pays out 68.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Pershing Square has a net margin of 94.13% compared to abrdn's net margin of 22.56%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 16.97% beat abrdn's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pershing Square	94.13%	16.97%	11.83%
abrdn	22.56%	7.96%	0.68%

Pershing Square has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pershing Square	£2.57B	2.75	£2.71B	£1.41 thousand	2.87
abrdn	£1.75B	2.27	£316.36M	£21.20	10.47

Summary

Pershing Square beats abrdn on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ABDN vs. The Competition

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Metric	abrdn	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£3.97B	£2.34B	£5.72B	£2.75B
Dividend Yield	6.63%	5.95%	5.24%	6.07%
P/E Ratio	10.47	25.14	15.94	365.90
Price / Sales	2.27	2,063.06	1,286.69	88,017.01
Price / Cash	2.83	60.17	90.61	27.89
Price / Book	0.77	1.35	4.38	7.74
Net Income	£316.36M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.76%	-0.83%	-0.22%	0.27%
1 Month Performance	8.50%	1.85%	1.60%	2.05%
1 Year Performance	33.34%	12.55%	20.99%	86.43%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ABDN abrdn	1.7286 of 5 stars	GBX 221.89 -1.8%	GBX 222.33 +0.2%	+37.0%	£3.97B	£1.75B	10.47	4,719
SMT Scottish Mortgage	N/A	GBX 1,421 -0.4%	N/A	+44.4%	£15.41B	£3.67B	4.62	N/A	Positive News
LGEN Legal & General Group	1.9378 of 5 stars	GBX 245.54 -1.9%	GBX 250.71 +2.1%	+10.1%	£13.69B	£42.04B	25.21	11,956	Positive News
SDR Schroders	1.8308 of 5 stars	GBX 580.50 -0.1%	GBX 453.33 -21.9%	+66.7%	£9.05B	£3.25B	17.28	6,438
PCT Polar Capital Technology Trust	N/A	GBX 655.50 -1.6%	N/A	+107.4%	£7.30B	£2.14B	3.48	120	Positive News

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ABDN vs. SMT, LGEN, SDR, PCT, and PSH

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abrdn (ABDN) Competitors

ABDN vs. SMT, LGEN, SDR, PCT, and PSH

How does abrdn compare to Scottish Mortgage?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ABDN or SMT?

Which has more volatility & risk, ABDN or SMT?

Does the media prefer ABDN or SMT?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ABDN or SMT?

Is ABDN or SMT more profitable?

Do analysts recommend ABDN or SMT?

Is ABDN or SMT a better dividend stock?

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How does abrdn compare to Legal & General Group?

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Do analysts recommend ABDN or LGEN?

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Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ABDN or LGEN?

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How does abrdn compare to Schroders?

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Does the media refer more to ABDN or SDR?

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Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ABDN or SDR?

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How does abrdn compare to Polar Capital Technology Trust?

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Which has more risk and volatility, PCT or ABDN?

Do analysts rate PCT or ABDN?

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