Director dealings: Standard Life Aberdeen CEO ups stake

(Sharecast News) - Standard Life Aberdeen revealed on Thursday that chief executive Stephen Bird had purchased 500,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed investment company.
Bird, who took over as CEO back in June, purchased the shares at an average price of 217.59p each, for a total value of £1.08m.

Back in September, analysts at JP Morgan upgraded their recommendation for shares of Standard Life Aberdeen from 'neutral' to 'overweight' after analysing the various avenues at the new CEO's disposal to close the valuation gap versus rivals.

As of 1630 GMT, SLA shares were down 0.46% at 218.30p.

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