Handelsbanken repeats Buy rating for SCA stock

Published on 10/14/2026 at 12:46 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Target rose from SEK 120.00 to SEK 138.00 on October 12, 2026. SCA stock costs EUR 11.29 on October 14, 2026, with results due October 23, 2026.

Target revision and reporting dates

Handelsbanken raised its SCA target from SEK 120.00 to SEK 138.00 on October 12, 2026.
Second-quarter net sales fell 6.00 percent to SEK 9.893 billion, while EBITDA reached SEK 2.410 billion.
SCA stock trades at EUR 11.29 at 12:41 p.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026.

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SCA stock (ISIN SE0000112724) trades at EUR 11.29 at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026, at 12:41 p.m. CEST. On October 12, 2026, Handelsbanken raised its target for SCA from SEK 120.00 to SEK 138.00 and repeated its Buy rating, according to Placera.

Three dates shape the setup

The latest analyst event followed three important company milestones. On July 22, 2026, SCA reported that first-half net sales fell 6.00 percent to SEK 9.893 billion and EBITDA declined to SEK 2.410 billion, according to SCA.

On August 6, 2026, the company announced a Kraftliner price increase of EUR 100.00 per tonne from September 1, 2026. On October 12, 2026, Handelsbanken raised its target by 15.00 percent from SEK 120.00 to SEK 138.00, according to BorsKollen.

Margins are the central question

Handelsbanken expects operating profit of SEK 1.034 billion for the third quarter, up 43.00 percent from the second quarter, as higher containerboard prices and lower raw-material costs support profitability. The same analysis values SCA's forest assets at SEK 149.00 per share after a 20.00 percent discount to book value.

The operating backdrop remains mixed. In the second quarter of 2026, revenue was SEK 5.153 billion, operating profit was SEK 654.00 million and net income was SEK 523.00 million, according to SCA. For fiscal year 2025, SCA reported net sales of SEK 20.4 billion, EBITDA of SEK 6.6 billion and an EBITDA margin of 32.00 percent.

Reporting dates are already set

SCA will publish its third-quarter report on October 23, 2026, at about 8:00 a.m. CEST, followed by a webcast at 10:00 a.m. CEST, according to SCA. The fourth-quarter and year-end report is scheduled for January 29, 2027.

Stock price and market value

SCA was trading at EUR 11.29 at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026, at 12:41 p.m. CEST. The primary listing is on Nasdaq Stockholm in SEK, where the finance quote showed SEK 125.95 on October 14, 2026, against a 52-week range of SEK 96.02 to SEK 129.60 and a market capitalization of SEK 88.5 billion.

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