Recruit stock: Jefferies raises Recruit stock target to JPY 23,300.00

Published on 10/21/2026 at 15:20 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Recruit schedules second-quarter 2026 results for November 11, 2026. Recruit stock costs EUR 107.87 on October 21, 2026 at 3:12 p.m. CEST in Germany.

Analyst target and capital returns

Jefferies raised its Recruit target from JPY 12,000.00 to JPY 23,300.00 on October 8, 2026.
Recruit extended its share repurchase period to March 31, 2027 on October 14, 2026.
Recruit stock costs EUR 107.87 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:12 p.m. CEST.
Recruit is scheduled to publish second-quarter 2026 results on November 11, 2026.

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Recruit Holdings (ISIN JP3970300004) has a JPY 23,300.00 target from Jefferies after the firm raised its target from JPY 12,000.00 on October 8, 2026, while the company has scheduled its next results for November 11, 2026. Recruit stock was trading at EUR 107.87 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:12 p.m. CEST.

Target rises from JPY 12,000.00

MarketScreener reported that Jefferies kept its Buy rating and raised the target from JPY 12,000.00 to JPY 23,300.00. The same page listed a 16-analyst consensus of Buy and an average target of JPY 18,587.50 on October 19, 2026. The individual target therefore sits above the displayed average, although the currencies differ from the German quote.

Buyback period reaches March 2027

Recruit extended its share repurchase period to March 31, 2027, while keeping the maximum purchase amount at JPY 350.00 billion and the maximum share count at 64.00 million. From April 1 through October 14, 2026, the company had repurchased 16.38 million shares for JPY 178.14 billion, equal to 50.90 percent of the maximum amount, according to the Recruit Holdings release dated October 14, 2026.

Three dates frame the stock

On August 7, 2026, Recruit reported first-quarter revenue of JPY 1.05 trillion, up 18.90 percent from the prior year, according to Dagens Aktie. Jefferies changed its target on October 8, 2026, and Recruit extended the repurchase period on October 14, 2026. The next scheduled date is November 11, 2026, when Recruit lists its second-quarter 2026 financial results and results call on its investor-relations calendar.

Price and reporting date

Recruit is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker 6098. The Japanese listing closed at JPY 18,800.00 on October 20, 2026, with volume of 2,802,600 shares, according to the dated trading history. The German euro quote provides a separate investor view, while the upcoming results date gives the next fixed point for assessing whether the first-quarter growth rate continues.

Recruit stock was trading at EUR 107.87 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 3:12 p.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Recruit stock.