Ashmore stock slips after Morgan Stanley trims price target

Published on 09/15/2026 at 18:15 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Ashmore stock closed at GBP 1.75 on September 14, 2026 on the London Stock Exchange, 1.2% above the prior session. Morgan Stanley cut its price target to GBX 192 on September 15, 2026, keeping an underweight stance.

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Ashmore Group plc stock (ISIN GB00B132NW22) last closed at GBP 1.75 on the London Stock Exchange on September 14, 2026, up 1.2% from the previous session and staying well below its latest analyst target levels. As MarketScreener reported on September 15, 2026, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed its underweight rating on Ashmore while cutting the price target from GBX 201 to GBX 192.

Morgan Stanley cuts target on higher-rate backdrop

According to MarketScreener on September 15, 2026, Morgan Stanley now sees Ashmore at a price target of GBX 192, down 4.5% from its previous target of GBX 201, and keeps the stock at underweight as investors adjust to structurally higher interest rates.

That new target implies roughly a 9.7% upside from the GBP 1.75 closing price on September 14, 2026, underscoring that the bank still expects only limited share-price appreciation compared with other asset managers. The cautious stance reflects concerns that higher-for-longer interest rates could weigh on flows into emerging market debt funds, a core area of Ashmore's business.

Full-year 2026 results show improving assets and profitability

In its full-year 2026 earnings coverage dated September 7, 2026, Yahoo Finance reported that Ashmore's assets under management (AUM) rose 13% year on year to USD 54 billion in fiscal year 2026, supported by positive investment performance and net inflows.

The same report noted that Ashmore's management highlighted variable compensation at a reasonable range of 30% to 35% of operating profit for the year, with accruals set at the half year and adjusted in the summer, indicating stricter cost discipline alongside the AUM recovery.

Based on these full-year 2026 figures, the combination of higher AUM and tighter control of variable pay suggests that Ashmore's operating margin has room to improve further if inflows continue, even in a more challenging interest-rate environment.

Stock trades below analyst target despite recent uptick

Per price data for the London Stock Exchange, Ashmore stock traded between a day low of GBP 1.72 and a day high of GBP 1.77 on September 14, 2026, before closing at GBP 1.75, marking a 1.2% gain versus the prior session and signaling some investor interest ahead of the latest analyst update.

At the September 14, 2026 close of GBP 1.75, the stock remains below Morgan Stanley's reduced GBX 192 price target and well under its historical highs, highlighting how far sentiment has yet to recover despite the 13% AUM increase in fiscal year 2026.

Ashmore stock price and key data

As of the last completed trading day on September 14, 2026, Ashmore stock closed at GBP 1.75 on the London Stock Exchange as its primary listing, with intraday trading between GBP 1.72 and GBP 1.77 and a modest 1.2% advance on the day.