MPCM cuts target for Krones stock to EUR 177.00

Published on 10/14/2026 at 15:28 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The 52-week range is EUR 103.20 to EUR 144.20. Krones stock costs EUR 108.40 on October 14, 2026, plus 1.69 percent versus Xetra's October 13 close.

Analyst target and price position

MPCM lowered its Krones target from EUR 191.00 to EUR 177.00 on October 14, 2026.
The 52-week range runs from EUR 103.20 to EUR 144.20 as of October 14, 2026.
Krones stock costs EUR 108.40 at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026 at 3:11 p.m. CEST, plus 1.69 percent versus the Xetra close of October 13, 2026.
Krones has a market capitalization of EUR 3.4 billion and a P/E ratio of 11.70 as of October 14, 2026.

Börsen-Editorial für Krones AG DE0006335003 zeigt Trading-Floor mit Analysten vor Bildschirmen und Kursdiagrammen der Maschinenbau-Branche, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

MPCM lowered its Krones target from EUR 191.00 to EUR 177.00 on October 14, 2026, while keeping its Buy rating. According to FinanzNachrichten, analyst Stefan Augustin cited delayed project decisions and reduced earnings forecasts for 2026 through 2028. The new target lies 63.28 percent above the Lang & Schwarz price. Krones was trading at EUR 108.40 at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026 at 3:11 p.m. CEST, plus 1.69 percent versus the Xetra close of October 13, 2026 at EUR 106.60.

Range leaves room below the high

Krones traded within a 52-week range of EUR 103.20 to EUR 144.20 as of October 14, 2026. The Lang & Schwarz price stood 24.83 percent below the 52-week high and EUR 5.20 above the 52-week low.

The range puts the current quote in the lower half of the yearly band. That placement matters alongside the analyst revision because the new target remains materially above the market price, even after MPCM reduced its estimate by EUR 14.00, or 7.33 percent, from EUR 191.00.

Valuation stays in double digits

Krones had a market capitalization of EUR 3.4 billion as of October 14, 2026. The finance quote carried a P/E ratio of 11.70 and a dividend yield of 3.00 percent on the same date.

MPCM described the upcoming quarterly report as likely solid in its October 14, 2026 study. The analyst also linked the lower target to delayed project decisions that affected the conversion of Krones' order backlog and reduced forecasts for 2026 through 2028.

Trading remains above the Xetra close

The current euro quote is EUR 108.40, while the October 13 Xetra close was EUR 106.60. The resulting increase is EUR 1.80, equal to 1.69 percent against that Xetra reference.

Krones makes filling, packaging and process technology for beverage and other consumer industries. Its valuation, yearly range and the revised MPCM target create three separate markers for the stock: current market level, historical trading band and analyst expectation.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Krones stock.