Lanxess stock rises 4.83 percent to EUR 13.45, 38.92 percent below its high
Published on 10/16/2026 at 15:24 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSTrading levels and forward dates
- On October 16, 2026, Lanxess stock rose 4.83 percent against the Xetra close.
- Jefferies cut its Lanxess target from EUR 14.00 to EUR 11.00 on September 24, 2026.
- Lanxess stock costs EUR 13.45 at 3:13 p.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026, 4.83 percent above the Xetra close of October 15, 2026.
- Lanxess had a market capitalization of EUR 1.2 billion and a P/E ratio of -1.73.
Lanxess stock rose 4.83 percent against the Xetra close of October 15, 2026, putting the specialty chemicals company at EUR 13.45. The move is the strongest current market signal for investors tracking the shares. Jefferies had cut its target from EUR 14.00 to EUR 11.00 on September 24, 2026, according to finanzen.ch. Lanxess stock was trading at EUR 13.45 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 3:13 p.m. CEST, up EUR 0.62 or 4.83 percent versus the Xetra close of EUR 12.83.
Results date is November 5
LANXESS has scheduled its third-quarter 2026 results for November 5, 2026, with an investor-relations conference call at 1:00 p.m. CEST. The date and time appear on the company's LANXESS investor page. That appointment gives the market a defined next checkpoint after the latest price move.
Stock remains below yearly high
The stock sits EUR 8.57 below its 52-week high of EUR 22.02 and EUR 2.42 above its 52-week low of EUR 11.03. Those levels put the current price 38.92 percent below the high and 21.94 percent above the low. The year-to-date performance was minus 29.40 percent on October 15, 2026, according to TickerLandia.
Valuation and peer levels
Jefferies' revised EUR 11.00 target lies 18.22 percent below the Lang & Schwarz price. The analyst kept an Underperform rating and cited cost pressure and demand risks in its September 24, 2026 note. Lanxess had a market capitalization of EUR 1.2 billion and a P/E ratio of -1.73 on October 16, 2026.
Comparison with peers
Lanxess (Xetra, EUR): plus 4.83 percent, P/E -1.73, market capitalization EUR 1.2 billion
BASF (Xetra, EUR): plus 1.08 percent, P/E 8.01, market capitalization EUR 45.9 billion
Evonik (Xetra, EUR): plus 1.03 percent, P/E 83.29, market capitalization EUR 10.0 billion
Price and the next checkpoint
The price move leaves Lanxess below its yearly high while the November 5 results date provides the next scheduled company event. The bid was EUR 13.42 and the ask was EUR 13.48 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 3:13 p.m. CEST; volume stood at 169,826 shares against an average of 480,815 shares. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Lanxess stock.
Lanxess stock at a glance
- Company: Lanxess AG
- ISIN: DE0005470405
- Ticker: LXS
- Primary exchange: Xetra
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 16, 2026, 3:13 p.m. CEST): EUR 13.45
- Change versus Xetra close: plus 4.83 percent
- Xetra close (October 15, 2026): EUR 12.83
- Market capitalization: EUR 1.2 billion (as of October 16, 2026)
- 52-week range: EUR 11.03-EUR 22.02 (as of October 16, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Basic Materials / Chemicals
Market context: Market report DAX.
