Diageo stock gains as Jefferies keeps Buy rating

Published on 09/14/2026 at 10:48 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Jefferies kept Diageo at Buy with a 2,200 pence target on September 14, 2026. Diageo stock traded at CHF 17.78 and was up 1.56 percent on the same day.

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Diageo stock (GB0002374006) gained 1.56 percent to CHF 17.78 on September 14, 2026, while Jefferies kept a Buy rating and a 2,200 pence target on the shares. According to finanzen.ch, analyst Edward Mundy said the strategic groundwork for the company's capital markets day plan is in place and the focus now shifts to execution.

Jefferies sees execution next

The same finanzen.ch report put the Jefferies target at 2,200 pence and left the rating at Buy on September 14, 2026. It also showed a reference stock price of 17.78 CHF at 08:42:31 and a current quote of 17.81 CHF in the same analysis page.

MarketBeat said on September 13, 2026 that Diageo had an average Hold rating and a consensus price target of USD 106.25, with the shares opening at USD 86.67. The same report listed a 12-month range of USD 72.45 to USD 103.24 and noted a dividend of USD 1.20 per share payable on December 3, 2026.

Market data stays firm

On the same MarketBeat page, the stock's debt-to-equity ratio was 1.53, the current ratio 1.60 and the quick ratio 0.62. For investors, the gap between the USD 86.67 opening price and the USD 106.25 consensus target is the clearest valuation marker in the material.

Cash return matters

MarketBeat also said Diageo had sold 14,328 shares during the second quarter, leaving Waverly Advisors with 24,457 shares valued at about USD 1.97 million. The dividend date of December 3, 2026 and the record date of October 16, 2026 add another near-term checkpoint for the stock.