Deutsche Bank lifts target to EUR 60.00 for Verbund stock

Published on 10/16/2026 at 15:02 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Net income fell to EUR 248.30 million in the second quarter. Verbund stock costs EUR 65.98 on October 16, 2026, up 2.06 percent versus the Xetra close.

Analyst target and reporting date

Deutsche Bank Research raised its Verbund target from EUR 55.00 to EUR 60.00 on September 28, 2026.
Second-quarter net income fell 39.00 percent to EUR 248.30 million.
Verbund stock costs EUR 65.98 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 2:59 p.m. CEST, 2.06 percent above the Xetra close of October 15, 2026.
Verbund's next earnings date is November 5, 2026.

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Deutsche Bank Research upgraded Verbund from Sell to Hold and raised its price target from EUR 55.00 to EUR 60.00 on September 28, 2026, according to TrustFinance. At EUR 65.98, the Lang & Schwarz price is 9.97 percent above that target. Verbund stock was trading 2.06 percent above the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at 2:59 p.m. CEST.

Second-quarter earnings reset the baseline

Verbund reported second-quarter revenue of EUR 1.71 billion and net income of EUR 248.30 million for the period ended June 30, 2026. Net income declined 39.00 percent from EUR 406.00 million in the second quarter of 2025, while earnings per share fell to EUR 0.71 from EUR 1.17, according to Simply Wall St. The same report puts the second-quarter profit margin at 14.00 percent, down from 23.00 percent a year earlier.

Price position and trading range

The stock's 52-week range is EUR 54.25 to EUR 70.20. The current price is 6.01 percent below the high and 21.66 percent above the low, leaving the analyst target below both the market quotation and the yearly midpoint. The Lang & Schwarz bid was EUR 65.95 and the ask was EUR 66.00 at 2:59 p.m. CEST on October 16, 2026.

Valuation and November date

Verbund had a market capitalization of EUR 23.2 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.02 on October 16, 2026. Trading volume was 19,404 shares against an average of 140,849 shares. Simply Wall St lists November 5, 2026 as the next earnings date, giving the market a defined checkpoint after the weak second-quarter comparison.

Comparison with peers

Verbund: plus 2.06 percent, P/E 19.02, market capitalization EUR 23.2 billion

EVN (Vienna Stock Exchange, EUR): plus 1.20 percent, P/E 10.01, market capitalization EUR 5.3 billion

Andritz (Vienna Stock Exchange, EUR): plus 1.00 percent, P/E 17.09, market capitalization EUR 7.9 billion

Price and investor calendar

The contrast is clear: Verbund trades at a higher earnings multiple than EVN and Andritz while its second-quarter net income was lower than in the comparable period. The next earnings date on November 5, 2026 is therefore the next scheduled point for testing whether the first-half decline is stabilizing.

Verbund stock was trading at EUR 65.98 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 2:59 p.m. CEST, 2.06 percent above the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 64.65. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Verbund stock.