GEA stock at EUR 69.00, 0.5 percent below its 52-week high
Published on 10/12/2026 at 14:44 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSKey points in brief
- GEA stock was EUR 69.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026, 0.80 percent above the October 9 Xetra close.
- The stock was 0.50 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 69.35, with a market capitalization of EUR 11.3 billion.
- Barclays raised its target from EUR 78.00 to EUR 79.00 and kept its Overweight rating in a note dated October 5, 2026.
- GEA trades at a P/E ratio of 26.0, while Alfa Laval trades at 29.3 and Krones at 11.3 in the comparison data.
GEA stock (ISIN DE0006602006) was trading at EUR 69.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 12, 2026 at 2:38 p.m. CEST, 0.80 percent above the Xetra close of October 9, 2026 at EUR 68.45. The price stood 0.50 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 69.35, making the yearly range the clearest measure of its current position.
Price remains near yearly high
The Lang & Schwarz quote showed a bid of EUR 68.95 and an ask of EUR 69.05 at 2:38 p.m. CEST on October 12, 2026. The primary Xetra listing had a reported market value of EUR 11.3 billion and a P/E ratio of 26.0 as of October 12, 2026.
Trading volume for GEA was 29,682 shares at 2:21 p.m. CEST on October 12, 2026, against an average volume of 360,232 shares. The gap between the current price and the 52-week high is only 0.50 percent, so small intraday changes can materially alter its range position.
Barclays target reaches EUR 79
According to wallstreetONLINE, Barclays raised its target from EUR 78.00 to EUR 79.00 and kept its Overweight rating in a note dated October 5, 2026. The EUR 79.00 target lies 14.49 percent above the EUR 69.00 Lang & Schwarz price.
The valuation comparison is mixed. GEA's P/E ratio of 26.0 is below Alfa Laval's 29.3 but above Krones' 11.3, placing GEA between the two industrial machinery peers on this measure.
Comparison with peers
GEA: plus 0.80 percent, P/E 26.0, market capitalization EUR 11.3 billion.
Alfa Laval (Nasdaq Stockholm, SEK): plus 0.59 percent, P/E 29.3, market capitalization SEK 240.1 billion.
Krones (OTC, USD): unchanged, P/E 11.3, market capitalization USD 1.0 billion.
GEA trading context
GEA describes itself as a systems supplier for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries, with machinery, process technology, components and services forming its operating base. Its investor-relations page states that the company is included in the DAX and the STOXX Europe 600.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of GEA stock.
GEA stock facts
- Company: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
- ISIN: DE0006602006
- WKN: 660200
- Ticker: G1A
- Primary exchange: Xetra
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 12, 2026, 2:38 p.m. CEST): EUR 69.00
- Change versus Xetra close: plus 0.80 percent
- Xetra close (October 9, 2026): EUR 68.45
- Market capitalization: EUR 11.3 billion (as of October 12, 2026)
- 52-week range: EUR 53.45-69.35 (as of October 12, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Industrials / Industrial Machinery
- Index membership: DAX and STOXX Europe 600
Market context: Market report DAX.
