Jefferies reaffirms Buy rating for Persimmon stock
Published on 10/05/2026 at 10:24 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Persimmon (ISIN GB0006825383) has a reaffirmed Buy rating from Jefferies and a GBp 1,590 price target dated September 28, 2026, according to MarketBeat. Persimmon stock was trading at EUR 14.67 at Lang & Schwarz on October 5, 2026 at 10:12 a.m. CEST, down 0.34 percent versus the prior close of EUR 14.72.
Jefferies keeps its target at GBp 1,590
The Jefferies report is the latest named analyst action in the available coverage. MarketBeat said the broker reaffirmed its Buy rating and retained the GBp 1,590 target on September 28, 2026, while its broader survey counted nine Buy ratings and one Hold among ten analysts.
That target sits in a wide analyst range. MarketBeat reported an average 12-month target of GBp 2,564.30, while the same coverage listed a 52-week range of GBp 947.40 to GBp 1,552 for the London-listed shares.
Half-year revenue reached GBP 1.73 billion
Persimmon's latest investor figures cover the six months ended June 30, 2026. In its investor materials, Persimmon reported 5,189 new homes sold, group total revenue of GBP 1.73 billion and profit before tax of GBP 168.0 million.
The revenue and profit figures give the analyst target a business reference rather than a purely technical valuation. Persimmon also reported 11,905 new homes sold, GBP 3.75 billion of group total revenue and GBP 397.3 million of profit before tax for fiscal year 2025, a full-year comparison that uses a different reporting period.
Employee share issue adds 37,736 shares
Persimmon issued 37,736 ordinary shares during September 2026 for vested employee awards, including 35,738 shares under its 2017 Performance Share Plan and 1,998 under its 2018 savings-related option scheme, Investing.com reported on October 1, 2026. The issue compares with 321,333,114 Persimmon ordinary shares admitted to trading after the transaction.
Persimmon stock and the next dividend date
The company calendar lists October 15, 2026 as the ex-dividend date for an interim dividend of 20p per share and November 6, 2026 as the payment date. The Lang & Schwarz quote places the euro reference price at EUR 14.67, with the prior close at EUR 14.72 on October 2, 2026.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Persimmon stock.
Persimmon stock facts
- Company: Persimmon Plc
- ISIN: GB0006825383
- WKN: 882058
- Ticker: PSN
- Primary exchange: London Stock Exchange
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 5, 2026, 10:12 a.m. CEST): EUR 14.67
- Change versus prior close: minus 0.34 percent
- Prior close Lang & Schwarz (October 2, 2026): EUR 14.72
- Market capitalization: GBP 4.0 billion (as of October 5, 2026)
- 52-week range: GBp 947.40-GBp 1,552.00 (as of October 5, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Consumer Cyclical / Residential Construction
- Index membership: FTSE 250
