Mapfre stock gains 1.40 percent as Renta 4 lifts its target

Published on 10/04/2026 at 13:51 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Mapfre stock gained 1.40 percent to EUR 4.20 on October 2, 2026. Renta 4 lifted its target to EUR 4.59 as first-half profit reached EUR 624 million.

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Mapfre stock (ISIN ES0124244E34) was last at EUR 4.20 on the BME on October 2, 2026 at 5:35 p.m. CEST, up 1.40 percent on the session. The latest analyst catalyst came from Renta 4, which lifted its price target after incorporating Mapfre's planned Safety Insurance acquisition into its forecasts, finanzas.com reported on October 1, 2026.

Renta 4 raises earnings view

Renta 4 raised its Mapfre target from EUR 4.10 to EUR 4.59 and increased its net income estimates by 9 percent for 2026, 11 percent for 2027 and 13 percent for 2028, according to finanzas.com.

The forecast changes are tied to Safety Insurance, a USD 1.542 billion cash acquisition designed to expand Mapfre's US auto, commercial vehicle and home insurance operations. Financing includes a EUR 1.360 billion bridge loan, while the report said leverage could rise from 21.4 percent in the first half of 2026 to 27 percent temporarily.

First-half figures support the case

Mapfre's investor-relations page lists EUR 16,127 million in premiums for the first half of 2026, up 1.1 percent, and an attributable result of EUR 624 million, up 9.4 percent. The non-life combined ratio improved to 92.8 percent from the prior comparable period, while return on equity reached 12.5 percent, according to Mapfre.

Capital remains a central counterweight to the acquisition financing. The solvency ratio stood at 208.8 percent at the end of the first half of 2026, giving investors a measurable buffer while the US expansion is integrated.

Consensus remains Neutral

The analyst consensus is Neutral, based on 10 analysts, with 2 Buy, 5 Hold and 3 Sell ratings. The average 12-month price target is EUR 4.222, with a high estimate of EUR 4.60 and a low estimate of EUR 3.65, according to Investing.com.

The consensus target is only 0.52 percent above the EUR 4.20 reference price, which puts the market's expected upside below the change in Renta 4's earnings assumptions. That gap makes execution of the Safety integration more important than the headline forecast revisions.

Mapfre stock stays below yearly high

Mapfre stock had a 52-week range of EUR 3.52 to EUR 4.62 and a market capitalization of EUR 12.9 billion as of October 2, 2026. Volume reached 2,454,503 shares on the same session.