Goldman Sachs keeps Sell rating on Bankinter stock

Published on 10/06/2026 at 10:42 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Bankinter earned EUR 605 million in the first half of 2026, up 12.00 percent. Bankinter stock costs EUR 15.86 on October 6, 2026 versus EUR 15.77.

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Bankinter (ISIN ES0113679I37) was trading at EUR 15.86 at Lang & Schwarz on October 6, 2026 at 10:36 a.m. CEST, while Goldman Sachs maintained a Sell rating and a EUR 16.20 price target for the bank on October 5, 2026, as Markets Insider reported. The target lies 2.14 percent above the Lang & Schwarz price, leaving the latest analyst call close to the current market level.

Goldman Sachs keeps a cautious view

The October 5 rating creates a clear split between the analyst view and Bankinter's operating performance. The EUR 16.20 target is only EUR 0.34 above the EUR 15.86 reference price, so the report points to limited near-term valuation headroom rather than a wide gap.

The same Markets Insider report cited a broader analyst consensus of Moderate Buy with an average target of EUR 16.98. That consensus target stands EUR 1.12 above the Lang & Schwarz price, a materially wider gap than the Goldman Sachs target.

First-half profit reached EUR 605 million

Bankinter's latest reported numbers provide the counterweight to the cautious rating. In the first half of 2026, net profit reached EUR 605 million, up 12.00 percent year on year, according to the bank's results presentation carried by Yahoo Finance.

The second quarter contributed EUR 315 million of net profit, up 16.00 percent year on year, while net interest income reached EUR 589 million, up 5.00 percent year on year. Fee income climbed 23.00 percent year on year to EUR 237 million, showing that the earnings mix extended beyond interest income in the reported quarter.

October 22 is the next results marker

Bankinter is scheduled to present its results for the first nine months of 2026 on October 22, 2026, according to Investing.com. That release will test whether the first-half profit growth and fee momentum continued into the third quarter.

Bankinter stock holds near its yearly high

Bankinter stock was trading at EUR 15.86 at Lang & Schwarz on October 6, 2026 at 10:36 a.m. CEST, up EUR 0.09 or 0.57 percent versus the prior close of EUR 15.77 on October 5, 2026. The reference price is below the one-year high of EUR 17.02 and above the one-year low of EUR 12.28 reported for the same instrument.

The stock trades as BKT.MC on BME under ISIN ES0113679I37, as Global Banking and Finance reported. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Bankinter stock.