Erste Group raised target for Raiffeisen Bank stock to EUR 70

Published on 10/14/2026 at 11:04 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Raiffeisen Bank posted EUR 708 million in first-half profits. Raiffeisen Bank stock costs EUR 56.80 on October 14, 2026, below EUR 66.75.

Analyst target and earnings

Erste Group raised its target from EUR 43.00 to EUR 70.00 on September 17, 2026.
Raiffeisen Bank reported EUR 708 million in first-half profits on September 23, 2026.
Raiffeisen Bank stock trades at EUR 56.80 at 10:59 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026, minus 0.87 percent versus the Xetra close of October 13, 2026.

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Erste Group raised its target for Raiffeisen Bank stock from EUR 43.00 to EUR 70.00 on September 17, 2026, while cutting its rating from Accumulate to Hold, according to Boerse Express. The target change gives investors a clear valuation reference as the bank continues to manage its Russian exposure.

Target rises despite caution

The move from EUR 43.00 to EUR 70.00 represents a EUR 27.00 increase, but the Hold rating signals that the higher valuation comes with qualification. The latest Lang & Schwarz quote was EUR 56.80 at 10:59 a.m. CEST on October 14, 2026, placing the price EUR 13.20 below the target.

Three dated earnings signals

On September 17, 2026, Erste Group raised its target to EUR 70.00; on September 23, 2026, management reported year-to-date profits of EUR 708 million in the first half of 2026; and on October 14, 2026, the Lang & Schwarz price stood at EUR 56.80. The earnings figure came with net interest income up 6.00 percent in the first half of 2026 from the same period a year earlier, according to Yahoo Finance.

What does the target imply?

At EUR 56.80, the EUR 70.00 target is EUR 13.20 higher, equivalent to 23.24 percent above the price. That gap is larger than the 14.87 percent distance between the Lang & Schwarz price and the EUR 66.75 52-week high, so the target points beyond the recent peak rather than merely back to it.

Next reporting date set

Raiffeisen Bank International is scheduled to publish its third-quarter 2026 earnings on November 2, 2026, according to MarketScreener. That date gives the valuation debate a defined next checkpoint after the first-half profit figure and the revised analyst target.

Stock remains below its high

Raiffeisen Bank stock was EUR 0.50 below the Xetra close of EUR 57.30 on October 13, 2026, a calculated decline of 0.87 percent. The company has a market capitalization of EUR 18.7 billion as of October 14, 2026, and its 52-week range is EUR 28.84 to EUR 66.75.

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