Barclays raised target for Symrise stock to EUR 96.00

Published on 10/08/2026 at 12:20 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Symrise stock costs EUR 90.47 on October 8, 2026 versus EUR 91.04, down 0.63 percent. Third-quarter growth was forecast at 5.50 percent.

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Symrise stock (ISIN DE000SYM9999) is entering the third quarter after first-half sales of EUR 2.54 billion and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 21.80 percent. Barclays raised its Symrise target from EUR 94.00 to EUR 96.00 on September 24, 2026, while keeping its rating at Equal Weight, according to finanzen.ch.

Target rises but rating stays neutral

The target increase gives Symrise a higher valuation yardstick, but Barclays did not move its overall stance beyond Equal Weight. Analyst Alex Sloane projected 5.50 percent operating sales growth for the third quarter, a forecast that stood above the market consensus, according to finanzen.ch.

The EUR 96.00 target is 6.09 percent above the Lang & Schwarz price of EUR 90.47. That calculation puts the analyst view in a measurable range, while the unchanged rating signals that the higher target does not amount to a new bullish call.

Half-year growth accelerated

Symrise generated EUR 2.54 billion in sales during the first half of 2026, with organic growth accelerating to 4.50 percent in the second quarter after a softer first quarter. Adjusted EBITDA reached EUR 553.00 million and the adjusted EBITDA margin stood at 21.80 percent, according to Yahoo Finance.

Management reaffirmed 2026 organic sales growth of 2.00 percent to 4.00 percent and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 21.50 percent to 22.50 percent. The second-quarter organic growth rate therefore exceeded the lower end of the full-year growth outlook by 2.50 percentage points.

Stock stays below yearly high

Symrise was trading at EUR 90.47 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 12:13 p.m. CEST, down 0.63 percent versus the EUR 91.04 prior close. The primary Xetra listing had a 52-week range of EUR 64.70 to EUR 95.00 and a market capitalization of EUR 12.4 billion as of October 8, 2026.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Symrise stock.