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Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Philadelphia, United States | NYSE
18.06 USD +0.17 (0.922%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 1:02 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3 p.m. EDT

HQL (Abrdn Life Sciences Investors) has shown a relatively stable price movement in the recent 14-day period, with the current price hovering around $17.16, slightly below the 52-week high of $17.80 and above the 52-week low of $11.14. The stock has exhibited a moderate upward trend, with a positive 45-day forecasted price change of 0.45%, indicating potential for a short-term rally. However, the low volume and the high dividend yield of 13.01% suggest that the stock may be more suitable for dividend-focused investors rather than short-term traders. The recent dividend history shows consistent payments, with a slight upward trend in the last few years, indicating a reliable income stream. The long-term outlook is cautious due to the negative return on assets and operating margins, which may indicate financial pressure. Overall, HQL could be a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders, but long-term investors should approach with caution due to the financial fundamentals.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.021346
AutoETS0.021388
AutoARIMA0.021388
AutoTheta0.022120

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 4.65
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.047
Excess Kurtosis 0.54
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-19
Revenue per Share 0.065
Market Cap 549,017,344
Trailing P/E 6.47
Beta 0.74
Profit Margins 4415.74%
Previous Name Tekla Life Sciences Investors

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.34% 13.52% 14.62% 14.22%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-20 0.560 3.337306
2025-11-21 0.500 3.073156
2025-08-22 0.420 3.233698
2025-05-22 0.430 3.878204
2025-02-21 0.470 3.856932
2024-11-21 0.500 4.248999
2024-08-23 0.490 3.913110
2024-05-22 0.480 4.437151
2024-02-21 0.390 3.710880
2023-11-21 0.300 3.426681
2023-08-24 0.320 3.383727
2023-05-24 0.320 3.360120
2023-02-24 0.330 3.439026
2022-11-23 0.310 3.121358
2022-08-25 0.310 3.063632
2022-05-26 0.350 3.724952
2022-02-24 0.390 3.762123
2021-11-23 0.420 3.404199
2021-08-26 0.430 3.215316
2021-05-27 0.410 3.497183
2021-02-25 0.430 3.503491
2020-12-30 0.020 0.176394
2020-11-25 0.400 3.792046
2020-08-27 0.410 4.185173
2020-05-28 0.340 3.519745
2020-02-27 0.390 4.483793
2019-11-26 0.330 3.688671
2019-08-27 0.370 4.634062
2019-05-30 0.370 4.654300
2019-02-27 0.330 3.775950
2018-11-27 0.420 5.055569
2018-08-27 0.400 4.245135
2018-05-31 0.400 4.623734
2018-02-27 0.400 4.485589
2017-11-27 0.430 5.160007
2017-08-24 0.420 4.684092
2017-05-30 0.410 4.790708
2017-02-24 0.360 4.715843
2016-11-23 0.400 5.420325
2016-06-21 0.820 11.715618
2016-04-21 0.370 4.876976
2016-02-26 0.480 7.338139
2015-12-28 0.710 8.268342
2015-11-23 0.470 5.164983
2015-08-26 0.580 6.435843
2015-05-22 0.540 5.702715
2015-02-26 0.500 5.304855
2014-11-24 0.470 5.861730
2014-08-27 0.450 6.205145
2014-05-23 0.430 6.139274
2014-02-27 0.420 5.499990
2013-11-25 0.400 6.762562
2013-08-27 0.350 6.467716
2013-05-23 0.340 6.173747
2013-02-27 0.300 6.633822
2012-11-19 0.310 7.767704
2012-08-20 0.300 7.258357
2012-05-21 0.290 7.717575
2012-02-17 0.260 7.517257
2011-11-17 0.230 8.170455
2011-08-19 0.270 10.506548
2011-05-20 0.260 8.183135
2011-02-16 0.250 9.000284
2010-11-18 0.230 9.684778
2010-08-19 0.130 6.241775
2010-05-20 0.160 7.596834
2009-05-20 0.200 10.905049
2009-02-18 0.220 11.624477
2008-11-19 0.260 16.017952
2008-08-20 0.260 10.233400
2008-05-21 0.270 11.149928
2008-02-20 0.310 12.446518
2007-11-19 0.310 12.532602
2007-08-20 0.290 11.622892
2007-05-23 0.290 11.186524
2007-02-20 0.280 10.624250
2006-11-17 0.280 11.704019
2006-09-06 0.290 12.012805
2006-06-07 0.350 13.470745
2006-02-16 0.320 11.168816
2005-11-17 1.090 41.166248
2005-08-18 0.330 12.935751
2005-05-24 0.310 13.120038
2005-02-17 0.330 13.974184
2004-11-18 0.320 13.239506
2004-08-18 0.345 16.411544
2004-05-21 0.360 15.363194
2004-02-18 0.340 14.061492
2003-11-24 0.340 16.074693
2003-08-07 0.330 17.298903
2003-05-15 0.280 15.440142
2003-02-18 0.290 18.143924
2002-11-20 0.900 58.777876
2002-08-07 0.340 23.554819
2002-05-21 0.430 21.362830
2002-02-15 0.510 24.048659
2001-11-16 1.580 70.214321
2001-08-07 0.570 26.921960
2001-05-08 0.450 22.016851
2001-02-14 0.540 26.444164
2000-11-20 2.370 118.003347
2000-08-21 0.720 30.892156
2000-05-19 0.620 31.735564
2000-02-17 0.450 14.283421
1999-11-16 1.110 102.032159
1998-11-20 0.360 41.792303
1997-11-19 0.740 80.145350
1996-11-14 1.640 194.602602
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.24
dividendYield 12.52
exDividendDate 2026-02-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.82
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.10173282
lastDividendValue 0.56
lastDividendDate 2026-02-20
dividendDate 2018-12-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5212585
Address1 1,900 Market Street
Address2 Suite 200
All Time High 45.5
All Time Low 6.38
Ask 18.1
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 99,780
Average Daily Volume3 Month 118,662
Average Volume 118,662
Average Volume10Days 99,780
Beta 0.739
Bid 18.01
Bid Size 200
Book Value 17.354
City Philadelphia
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,388,448,000
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 18.055
Current Ratio 0.731
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 18.1
Day Low 17.87
Dividend Date 1,546,214,400
Dividend Rate 2.24
Dividend Yield 12.52
Earnings Growth 2.594
Earnings Quarterly Growth 2.791
Earnings Timestamp End 1,750,795,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,749,499,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 273.137
Enterprise Value 529,445,056
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.79
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,771,545,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 16.7468
Fifty Day Average Change 1.3082008
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07811647
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 52.125847
Fifty Two Week High 18.1
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.045000076
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.002486192
Fifty Two Week Low 11.72
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.335
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.540529
Fifty Two Week Range 11.72 - 18.1
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 704,727,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 10.58
Free Cashflow -2,176,220
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 1,938,390
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000030000001
Held Percent Institutions 0.36847
Implied Shares Outstanding 30,408,047
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,771,545,600
Last Dividend Value 0.56
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Long Business Summary Abrdn Life Sciences Investors is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by abrdn Inc. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the life sciences sector, including the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, managed healthcare, medical equipment, hospitals, healthcare information technology and services, devices and supplies industries, and in agriculture and environmental management industries. The fund primarily invests in growth stocks of small cap companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a focus on factors such as market position for services or products, experience of business management, technological expertise, and the ability either to generate funds internally to finance growth or to secure outside sources of capital to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the NASDAQ Biotech Index and the S&P 500 Index. Abrdn Life Sciences Investors was formed on February 20, 1992 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Abrdn Life Sciences Investors
Market us_market
Market Cap 549,017,344
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_352795
Most Recent Quarter 1,759,190,400
Name Change Date 2,026-04-16
Net Income To Common 85,594,344
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 543,999,960
Open 17.95
Operating Cashflow 31,708,544
Operating Margins -3.4682999
Payout Ratio 0.65230006
Phone 215 405 5700
Prev Name Tekla Life Sciences Investors
Previous Close 17.89
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0403942
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 283.23367
Profit Margins 44.15744
Quick Ratio 0.708
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.16500092
Regular Market Change Percent 0.9223081
Regular Market Day High 18.1
Regular Market Day Low 17.87
Regular Market Day Range 17.87 - 18.1
Regular Market Open 17.95
Regular Market Previous Close 17.89
Regular Market Price 18.055
Regular Market Time 1,776,445,350
Regular Market Volume 91,382
Return On Assets -0.0043200003
Return On Equity 0.17588
Revenue Growth -0.699
Revenue Per Share 0.065
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 30,408,047
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0013
Shares Short 32,205
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 18,752
Short Name TeklaLife Sciences Investors
Short Ratio 0.54
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol HQL
Total Cash 75,538
Total Cash Per Share 0.003
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 1,938,390
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.82
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.10173282
Trailing Eps 2.79
Trailing P E 6.4713264
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 15.8068
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.2482004
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.14222996
Type Disp Equity
Volume 91,382
Zip 19,103