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Barclays cuts target for Bouygues stock from EUR 54.00 to EUR 52.00

Published on 10/06/2026 at 14:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Berenberg starts coverage at Buy with a EUR 55.00 target on October 1, 2026. Bouygues stock costs EUR 40.99 versus EUR 40.75 prior close.

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Bouygues stock was at EUR 40.99 at Lang & Schwarz on October 6, 2026 at 2:35 p.m. CEST, plus 0.59 percent versus the prior close of EUR 40.75. On October 1, 2026, Barclays cut its target from EUR 54.00 to EUR 52.00 while retaining a Market Weight view, according to Boursedirect.

Analyst targets split at EUR 52.00

The same October 1 analyst roundup said Berenberg started coverage with a Buy rating and a EUR 55.00 target. That places the Berenberg target EUR 14.01 above the Lang & Schwarz price, a 34.17 percent difference calculated against EUR 40.99.

The two targets frame the debate around Bouygues: Barclays sees a more cautious valuation at EUR 52.00, while Berenberg assigns EUR 55.00. The gap between those targets is EUR 3.00, giving investors a clear measure of how differently the houses view the group.

First-half revenue slips 2.20 percent

Bouygues reported EUR 26.3 billion in revenue for the first half of 2026, down 2.2 percent year over year. Current operating profit from activities rose EUR 33 million to EUR 829 million in the same period, according to Yahoo Finance.

The improvement was concentrated in operating performance rather than sales growth. Equans reported a first-half margin of 5.20 percent, up 1.20 percentage points year over year, while its order book reached EUR 27.6 billion, an increase of EUR 1.7 billion from June 2025.

Debt and the yearly range matter

Net financial debt stood at EUR 6.5 billion on June 30, 2026, compared with EUR 8.5 billion a year earlier. Bouygues therefore entered the autumn with EUR 2.0 billion less net debt year over year, even as the proposed SFR transaction remains a major strategic consideration.

On Euronext Paris, Bouygues was quoted at EUR 41.05 at 10:19 a.m. CEST on October 6, 2026. The stock's 52-week range was EUR 36.72 to EUR 53.48, putting the Lang & Schwarz price 23.36 percent below the high; market capitalization stood at EUR 15.9 billion on the same date.

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