KPN stock: Barclays lowers KPN stock target from EUR 4.75 to EUR 4.50

Published on 10/20/2026 at 16:31 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

KPN reports third-quarter results on October 28, 2026. KPN stock costs EUR 4.12 on October 20, 2026, up 1.73 percent versus the Xetra close.

Analyst target and reporting date

Barclays lowered its KPN target from EUR 4.75 to EUR 4.50 on October 20, 2026.
KPN reported EUR 1.46 billion of second-quarter 2026 revenue and EUR 207.0 million of net income.
KPN stock costs EUR 4.12 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 4:29 p.m. CEST, plus 1.73 percent versus the Xetra close of October 19, 2026.
KPN is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results on October 28, 2026.

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KPN (ISIN NL0000009082) faces a lower Barclays target of EUR 4.50 after the bank cut its EUR 4.75 target on October 20, 2026, according to Ideal Investor. The new target is 9.22 percent above the EUR 4.12 price at Lang & Schwarz, while the stock was trading 1.73 percent above the Xetra close of October 19, 2026 at 4:29 p.m. CEST.

Barclays trims its target

The target change leaves Barclays with an overweight recommendation, even though its valuation mark moved lower. The EUR 4.50 target is also below the EUR 4.94 median target cited in the same October 20, 2026 review, which places the bank below the broader analyst midpoint.

Stock stays below its yearly high

KPN's EUR 4.12 quote is 16.09 percent below the EUR 4.91 52-week high and 9.87 percent above the EUR 3.75 low. The range, supplied for the October 20, 2026 market view, frames the current price closer to the lower half of its yearly band than to its peak.

The stock's market capitalization was EUR 15.5 billion on October 20, 2026, with a trading volume of 4,047,145 shares. The same market view puts the price-to-earnings ratio at 17.91, while the share price remains below the high reached during the past year.

What does October 28 bring?

KPN is scheduled to publish its third-quarter 2026 results on October 28, 2026, according to Simply Wall St. That date is the next quantified checkpoint after second-quarter revenue of EUR 1.46 billion and net income of EUR 207.0 million, both flat from the second quarter of 2025, as reported by Yahoo Finance.

The second-quarter figures included a 14.14 percent profit margin and earnings of EUR 0.05 per share. For the October report, investors will have a fresh comparison with those figures and a test of whether the service-revenue trend is moving closer to the company's full-year objectives.

Target cut meets a near-term date

Barclays' lower target and the October 28 reporting date create two separate reference points for KPN. The target remains above the current quote, while the upcoming report will provide the next period-specific evidence for revenue, earnings and profitability.

KPN was trading at EUR 4.12 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 4:29 p.m. CEST, plus 1.73 percent versus the Xetra close of October 19, 2026 at EUR 4.05. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of KPN stock.