Intesa boosts MPS offer: Unipol stock sits 9.58 percent below its high

Published on 10/07/2026 at 09:24 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Intesa raised the MPS cash offer to EUR 1.25 per share. Unipol stock costs EUR 26.62 on October 7, 2026 after EUR 26.59.

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Unipol (ISIN IT0004810054) was trading at EUR 26.62 at Lang & Schwarz on October 7, 2026 at 9:19 a.m. CEST, plus 0.11 percent versus the prior close of EUR 26.59. The price stood 9.58 percent below the 52-week high of EUR 29.44. The latest catalyst is Intesa Sanpaolo's revised offer for Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which could bring selected MPS branches into the BPER group with Unipol involved.

Intesa raises the cash component

As Il Sole 24 ORE reported on October 5, 2026, Intesa increased the cash component of its offer by EUR 0.25 per share to EUR 1.25. The revised transaction value reached EUR 31.4 billion, while the plan would transfer half of MPS's branch network and other assets to Unipol's banking partner BPER.

Financialounge reported on October 5, 2026 that Unipol gained more than 2.50 percent after the revised MPS offer, while the proposed structure would integrate Siena branches into BPER. The market significance for Unipol lies in the potential expansion of its banking platform rather than in a change to its insurance earnings profile.

First-half profit provides a second anchor

In the first half of 2026, Unipol's net income reached EUR 883 million, compared with EUR 600 million a year earlier, a 47.17 percent increase. Its insurance services result rose 19.17 percent to EUR 547 million from EUR 459 million, while the net financial result increased to EUR 728 million from EUR 366 million, according to Marketscreener on September 7, 2026.

The same Marketscreener report said Evaluation.it rated Unipol Hold and assigned a value of EUR 24.60 on September 7, 2026, below the EUR 28.42 closing price cited for September 4. The assessment highlights NatCat insurance and banking consolidation as opportunities, while it identifies integration execution, regulation and motor insurance competition as risks.

Unipol stock stays below its high

Unipol's market capitalization was EUR 19.1 billion on October 7, 2026, and the 52-week range was EUR 17.76 to EUR 29.44. The next quarterly report is scheduled for November 12, 2026, according to Marketscreener.

At EUR 26.62, the Lang & Schwarz quote was 9.58 percent below its EUR 29.44 52-week high and 0.11 percent above the EUR 26.59 prior close. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Unipol stock.