RBC rates Safran stock Buy with EUR 400.00 target, 25.39 percent above price

Published on 10/16/2026 at 15:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Q3 revenue is scheduled for October 23, 2026. Safran stock costs EUR 318.85 on October 16, 2026, up 0.58 percent versus Xetra close.

RBC maintains its target

RBC Capital maintained its EUR 400.00 target for Safran on October 15, 2026.
Safran is scheduled to publish third-quarter revenue on October 23, 2026.
Safran stock costs EUR 318.85 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 3:40 p.m. CEST, up 0.58 percent versus the Xetra close of October 15, 2026.
Safran carries a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.19 and a dividend yield of 1.05 percent.

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Safran (FR0000073272) has a fresh EUR 400.00 price target from RBC Capital, whose October 15, 2026 report maintained a Buy rating; the target is 25.39 percent above the EUR 319.00 Euronext Paris quote used for the comparison. Safran stock was trading at EUR 318.85 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 3:40 p.m. CEST, up 0.58 percent versus the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 317.00.

RBC target leaves room above price

According to Markets Insider, Kenneth Herbert of RBC Capital maintained the Buy rating and EUR 400.00 target on October 15, 2026. The comparison implies 25.39 percent upside from the EUR 319.00 Euronext Paris quote, while the Lang & Schwarz price was EUR 318.85.

Revenue date arrives October 23

Safran's next scheduled corporate event is third-quarter revenue on October 23, 2026, according to the company's financial calendar at Safran. The date gives investors the next fixed checkpoint after the company reported EUR 17.60 billion of first-half 2026 revenue, up 19.00 percent from the comparable period, a figure already reflected in its recent interim reporting.

Range position remains measurable

The Lang & Schwarz price stood 13.00 percent below Safran's EUR 366.50 52-week high and 21.42 percent above its EUR 262.60 low on October 16, 2026. The stock's year-to-date performance was minus 7.09 percent, while volume was 117,150 shares against an average of 494,780 shares.

Valuation and peers

Safran's market capitalization was EUR 132.2 billion on October 16, 2026. Its price-to-earnings ratio was 34.19 and its dividend yield was 1.05 percent. The annual dividend was EUR 3.35, with the ex-dividend date recorded as May 26, 2026.

Comparison with peers

Safran: plus 0.58 percent, P/E 34.26, market capitalization EUR 132.2 billion.

Airbus (Euronext Paris, EUR): plus 2.55 percent, P/E 26.59, market capitalization EUR 158.1 billion.

MTU Aero Engines (Xetra, EUR): plus 0.79 percent, P/E 20.47, market capitalization EUR 19.2 billion.

Safran stock stays below yearly high

The current EUR 318.85 price remains below the EUR 366.50 yearly high and above the EUR 262.60 low, giving the analyst target and the October 23 revenue date greater relevance for the next market assessment. Safran was trading at EUR 318.85 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 3:40 p.m. CEST, up 0.58 percent versus the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 317.00. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Safran stock.