abrdn (ABDN) Competitors GBX 146.60 -6.00 (-3.93%) As of 12:49 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ABDN vs. SMT, PSH, ICP, SDRC, SDR, STJ, FCIT, HL, MNG, and PCTShould you be buying abrdn stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of abrdn include Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Pershing Square (PSH), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), Schroders (SDR), St. James's Place (STJ), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), M&G (MNG), and Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. abrdn vs. Scottish Mortgage Pershing Square Intermediate Capital Group Schroders Schroders St. James's Place F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown M&G 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 earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer SMT or ABDN? In the previous week, Scottish Mortgage had 5 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Scottish Mortgage and 4 mentions for abrdn. Scottish Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat abrdn's score of 0.43 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive abrdn 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 10.3%. 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SMT or ABDN? Scottish Mortgage received 128 more outperform votes than abrdn when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.84% of users gave Scottish Mortgage an outperform vote while only 12.73% of users gave abrdn an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformScottish MortgageOutperform Votes13567.84% Underperform Votes6432.16% abrdnOutperform Votes712.73%Underperform Votes4887.27% Which has more risk and volatility, SMT or ABDN? Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SMT or ABDN? Scottish Mortgage has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioScottish Mortgage£1.26B8.66£1.19B£97.479.15abrdn£1.49B1.75£316.36M£17.598.30 Do analysts rate SMT or ABDN? abrdn has a consensus price target of GBX 163.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.99%. 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 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% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SMT or ABDN? 19.0% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of abrdn shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of abrdn shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryScottish Mortgage beats abrdn on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£2.61B£1.10B£4.12B£2.51BDividend Yield9.33%4.43%4.19%4.95%P/E Ratio8.3026.5915.93134.89Price / Sales1.752,151.241,613.31253,194.59Price / Cash2.8360.8148.9727.90Price / Book0.511.083.324.45Net Income£316.36M£259.01M£1.28B£5.77B7 Day Performance-8.55%-2.17%-1.57%-1.75%1 Month Performance-9.88%-4.11%-2.11%-2.55%1 Year Performance2.13%2.16%8.93%103.48% abrdn Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABDNabrdn1.8408 of 5 starsGBX 146.60-3.9%GBX 163.50+11.5%+9.2%£2.62B£1.49B8.334,719SMTScottish Mortgage1.3582 of 5 starsGBX 991.20+2.7%N/A+8.1%£12.12B£1.26B10.17N/AInsider TradePositive NewsGap UpPSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 3,906+3.9%N/A-5.0%£8.94B£3.57B4.10N/AICPIntermediate Capital Group0.3487 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579SDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeSDRSchroders3.3458 of 5 starsGBX 377+0.5%GBX 427.33+13.4%-8.1%£5.85B£2.78B16.466,438News CoverageSTJSt. James's Place1.4128 of 5 starsGBX 1,027+0.1%GBX 784.25-23.6%+107.0%£5.55B£26.27B-860.772,298News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,112+1.5%N/A+8.7%£5.38B£981.19M5.76N/ADividend AnnouncementPositive NewsHLHargreaves Lansdown0.7186 of 5 starsGBX 1,108.50flatGBX 1,104-0.4%N/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumeMNGM&G1.11 of 5 starsGBX 217.90+0.2%GBX 223.75+2.7%-6.7%£5.19B£9.02B31.076,101PCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 317+3.3%N/A-90.1%£3.74B£1.24B3.11120News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SMT Competitors PSH Competitors ICP Competitors SDRC Competitors SDR Competitors STJ Competitors FCIT Competitors HL Competitors MNG 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 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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