Rational stock: Bernstein confirms EUR 1,070.00 target for Rational stock

Published on 10/16/2026 at 16:55 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-half 2026 sales rose 6.00 percent to EUR 642 million. Rational stock costs EUR 618.50 on October 16, 2026, 1.23 percent above the Xetra close.

Analyst view and reporting date

Bernstein Research kept a EUR 1,070.00 target for Rational on October 2, 2026.
First-half 2026 sales rose 6.00 percent to EUR 642 million.
Rational stock costs EUR 618.50 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 4:38 p.m. CEST, 1.23 percent above the Xetra close of October 15, 2026.
Rational will publish its first nine-month 2026 statement on November 5, 2026.

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Bernstein Research kept its EUR 1,070.00 price target and Outperform rating for Rational on October 2, 2026, according to FinanzNachrichten.de. The target stands 72.92 percent above the EUR 618.50 price at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 4:38 p.m. CEST, which is 1.23 percent above the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 611.00.

First-half sales reached EUR 642 million

Rational's first-half 2026 sales rose 6.00 percent to EUR 642 million. An earnings-call transcript reported that organic growth adjusted for foreign-exchange effects reached 8.00 percent, while management maintained a full-year sales-growth outlook in the mid- to high-single-digit range. The transcript is available from EarningsAPI.

Price sits 20.35 percent below high

The stock's 52-week range is EUR 553.50 to EUR 776.50 as of October 16, 2026. At EUR 618.50, Rational is 20.35 percent below its high and 11.73 percent above its low. The quote volume was 3,880 shares against an average of 12,145 shares on the same date.

Valuation and November 5 report

Rational had a market capitalization of EUR 7.0 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.44 on October 16, 2026. Its dividend yield was 0.03 percent. The company calendar lists the statement on the first nine months of 2026 for November 5, 2026, followed by an earnings call the same day, according to Rational.

Comparison with peers

Rational (Xetra, EUR): plus 1.23 percent, P/E 26.44, market capitalization EUR 7.0 billion
Epiroc (Nasdaq Stockholm, SEK): plus 2.18 percent, P/E 36.13, market capitalization SEK 321.4 billion
Atlas Copco (Nasdaq Stockholm, SEK): plus 1.25 percent, P/E 37.12, market capitalization SEK 866.4 billion

Rational stock at Lang & Schwarz

Rational stock was trading at EUR 618.50 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 4:38 p.m. CEST, 1.23 percent above the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 611.00. The price sits below the 52-week high while the scheduled November 5 report gives investors the next dated operating update. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Rational stock.