Reckitt Benckiser stock rises as buyback updates support trading

Published on 09/15/2026 at 17:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Reckitt Benckiser stock closed at GBX 5,120 on September 14, 2026, after a 2.4 percent rise. TipRanks said the group bought back 159,850 shares between September 7 and September 11, 2026.

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Reckitt Benckiser stock (GB00B24CGK77) closed at GBX 5,120 on the London Stock Exchange on September 14, 2026, up 2.4 percent, with the session low at GBX 5,018 and the high at GBX 5,136.

Buyback update matters

TipRanks said on September 15, 2026, that Reckitt bought back 159,850 ordinary shares between September 7 and September 11, 2026, and now holds 39,734,656 shares in treasury. The same update put ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury stock at 634,271,096.

That share count is the kind of figure investors track closely because it gives the buyback a direct effect on the denominator for earnings per share.

Analyst view stays cautious

According to TipRanks on September 15, 2026, the most recent analyst rating on Reckitt Benckiser stock is Hold with a GBP 5,800 price target. MarketBeat also lists a consensus target of GBX 6,178.86 and a consensus rating of Moderate Buy, based on five research reports in the past 90 days.

MarketBeat also shows the stock at GBX 5,120, a 52-week range of GBX 3,866 to GBX 6,522.92, market capitalization of GBP 32.49 billion and volume of 1.05 million shares on September 14, 2026.

Stock stays below target

Reckitt Benckiser stock closed at GBX 5,120 on September 14, 2026, below both the GBP 5,800 Hold target and the GBX 6,178.86 consensus target. More news and analyses on Reckitt Benckiser stock are available at the company topic page.