Handelsbanken raises target for SCA stock to SEK 138.00 after 120.00 initial target

Published on 10/13/2026 at 09:14 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

SCA stock trades at EUR 11.06 on October 13, 2026. Q3 results are scheduled for October 23, 2026, and market value is SEK 87.1 billion.

Handelsbanken raised its SCA target from SEK 120 to SEK 138 on October 12, 2026, while repeating its Buy rating.
SCA reported SEK 5.15 billion in second-quarter net sales and a 25.00 percent EBITDA margin.
SCA stock was trading at EUR 11.06 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 9:11 a.m. CEST.
The next scheduled reports are the third-quarter report on October 23, 2026 and the fourth-quarter report on January 29, 2027.

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SCA (ISIN SE0000112724) was trading at EUR 11.06 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 9:11 a.m. CEST. On October 12, 2026, Handelsbanken raised its target from SEK 120 to SEK 138 and repeated its Buy rating, as Börskollen reported.

Three dates shape the story

On July 22, 2026, SCA reported second-quarter sales of SEK 5.15 billion and an EBITDA margin of 25.00 percent in its interim report, according to SCA.

On August 6, 2026, SCA announced a Kraftliner price increase of EUR 100 per tonne, per SCA.

On October 12, 2026, Handelsbanken lifted its target to SEK 138 from SEK 120 and forecast third-quarter operating profit of SEK 1,034 million, according to Börskollen.

What supports the higher target?

Handelsbanken tied its forecast to higher containerboard prices and lower raw-material costs. That view gives the October 12 target action a clear operating anchor: the projected SEK 1,034 million third-quarter operating profit is 43.00 percent above the second-quarter result of SEK 724 million, based on the figures reported by Börskollen. SCA's second-quarter EBITDA was SEK 1.3 billion, while the 25.00 percent margin remained below the 32.00 percent margin shown for fiscal year 2025 on the company's investor page.

Next reporting dates

SCA's next scheduled reporting dates are October 23, 2026 for the third-quarter report and January 29, 2027 for the fourth-quarter report, according to SCA. The October report will test whether the announced Kraftliner pricing improves margins after the second-quarter pressure from prices, currency and maintenance costs.

Stock value and trading context

SCA's market capitalization was SEK 87.1 billion on October 13, 2026, with a 52-week range of SEK 96.02 to SEK 129.60 on Nasdaq Stockholm. The Lang & Schwarz euro quote places the stock at EUR 11.06 in the pre-market period on October 13, 2026, with the next major company date set for October 23, 2026.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of SCA stock.