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 | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.021346 |
| AutoETS | 0.021388 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.021388 |
| AutoTheta | 0.022120 |
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 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.34% | 13.52% | 14.62% | 14.22% |
| 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 |
| 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 |