Besi announced repurchases: Besi stock sits 50.77 percent below its high

Published on 10/16/2026 at 09:45 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The October 8 repurchase notice adds a corporate action. Besi stock costs EUR 161.68 on October 16, 2026, versus a EUR 328.40 high.

Corporate action and reporting date

Besi announced share repurchase transactions on October 8, 2026.
Second-quarter 2026 revenue reached EUR 249.87 million and net income EUR 89.01 million.
Besi stock traded at EUR 161.68 at 9:37 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026.
Third-quarter results are scheduled for October 22, 2026.

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Besi announced transactions under its share repurchase program on October 8, 2026, according to 6ix. Besi stock was trading at EUR 161.68 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026, while its 52-week range stood at EUR 120.15 to EUR 328.40.

Repurchases meet a weaker share price

The corporate action arrived after a sharp reset in expectations for semiconductor assembly equipment. The stock price remains 50.77 percent below its 52-week high, based on the current euro quote and the reported high.

UBS downgraded Besi from Buy to Sell and cut its price target from EUR 370 to EUR 159 on October 7, 2026, citing slower adoption of hybrid bonding, according to SquawkNews. UBS also estimated that hybrid bonding could account for 10 percent of tool demand in 2028, compared with 50 percent implied by consensus expectations.

What will the October report clarify?

Besi is scheduled to report third-quarter results before the market opens on October 22, 2026, according to MarketBeat. The report will give investors a fresh comparison with second-quarter revenue of EUR 249.87 million and net income of EUR 89.01 million. Those figures followed first-quarter revenue of EUR 184.88 million and net income of EUR 51.57 million.

The second-quarter operating profit was EUR 108.79 million, while operating cash flow was EUR 47.72 million. The revenue increase from the first to the second quarter was 35.15 percent, and net income rose 72.59 percent over the same period. The coming report therefore matters less for a single quarter than for evidence about demand for advanced packaging and hybrid bonding equipment.

Important dates for Besi

The next substantiated date is October 22, 2026, for the third-quarter results. Besi's investor-relations page identifies Euronext Amsterdam as the home listing and BESI as the symbol, while describing the company as a supplier of semiconductor assembly equipment.

Price stays below the yearly high

Besi was trading at EUR 161.68 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 9:37 a.m. CEST. The price remains below the EUR 328.40 52-week high and above the EUR 120.15 low.

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