SEB A stock: Barclays cuts target to SEK 258 for SEB A stock

Published on 10/20/2026 at 15:57 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Q3 operating profit is forecast at SEK 9.92 billion versus SEK 9.72 billion in Q3 2025. SEB A stock costs EUR 19.51 on October 20, 2026 at 3:39 p.m. CEST during trading.

Analyst and earnings calendar

Barclays set a SEK 258.00 target for SEB A on October 14, 2026.
Third-quarter operating profit is forecast at SEK 9.92 billion versus SEK 9.72 billion in the prior-year quarter.
SEB A stock costs EUR 19.51 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 3:39 p.m. CEST.
SEB will publish third-quarter results on October 22, 2026 at approximately 6:30 a.m. CET.

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Barclays cut its target for SEB A from SEK 262.00 to SEK 258.00 and reiterated its Overweight rating on October 14, 2026, as Zonebourse reported. The SEK 258.00 target was 19.00 percent above the SEK 216.80 share price on October 20, 2026. SEB A was trading at EUR 19.51 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 3:39 p.m. CEST.

Results arrive on October 22

SEB will publish its third-quarter results on October 22, 2026, at approximately 6:30 a.m. CET. The date and presentation schedule were announced by SEB on October 5, 2026, with a conference call scheduled for 8:15 a.m. CET.

FactSet consensus points to operating profit of SEK 9.92 billion for the third quarter, compared with SEK 9.72 billion in the same quarter of 2025. The estimate from eight analysts was reported by Placera on October 20, 2026.

SEB remains below its yearly high

SEB A traded between a SEK 168.20 52-week low and a SEK 238.50 52-week high on October 20, 2026. At SEK 216.80, the share stood 9.10 percent below its high and 28.89 percent above its low. Its market capitalization was SEK 421.5 billion, while the price-to-earnings ratio was 13.83 and the dividend yield was 0.05 percent.

Valuation meets a large balance sheet

SEB reported total assets of SEK 4,355 billion and assets under management of SEK 3,069 billion as of June 30, 2026, according to the bank's investor-relations release. The bank describes its business as a northern European financial services group serving corporate, retail, investment and private-banking customers.

For comparison, Swedbank traded at SEK 398.70 with a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.43 and a market capitalization of SEK 448.0 billion on October 20, 2026. Handelsbanken traded at SEK 153.85 with a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.93 and a market capitalization of SEK 299.2 billion on the same date.

The next test is the earnings release

Barclays' revised target and the upcoming report frame the immediate calendar for SEB A. The reported SEK 9.92 billion operating-profit estimate is 2.11 percent above the prior-year comparison, giving investors a concrete benchmark for the October 22 release.

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