Spirax-Sarco stock keeps a Deutsche Bank Hold rating on October 1, 2026
Published on 10/04/2026 at 19:42 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Spirax-Sarco stock (ISIN GB00BWFGQN14) was last at GBp 7,240 on the London Stock Exchange on October 2, 2026 at 4:35 p.m. London time, up 0.91 percent from the previous close. The immediate company-specific signal is Deutsche Bank's reaffirmed Hold rating and GBp 7,500 price target, reported by MarketBeat on October 1, 2026.
Deutsche Bank keeps a cautious rating
The GBp 7,500 target sits above the GBp 7,240 reference price, while the rating stays at Hold. That combination points to limited near-term valuation support rather than a fresh bullish signal.
MarketBeat lists three Buy ratings, five Hold ratings and one Sell rating, producing a Hold consensus and an average target of GBp 8,155. The highest published target in that overview is GBp 8,740, while the lowest is GBp 7,350.
H1 figures show operating progress
For H1 2026, Spirax-Sarco reported adjusted EPS of GBP 1.50, up 9 percent from the prior-year period, while revenue reached GBP 863.8 million against GBP 849.5 million consensus, according to Investing.com in its H1 2026 earnings summary dated August 11, 2026.
The same H1 summary put organic sales growth at 5 percent and operating margin at 19.8 percent. Cash conversion was 54 percent and net debt to EBITDA was 1.6 times, leaving execution and balance-sheet recovery as important counterweights to the EPS improvement.
Trading update is scheduled for November
Spirax Group describes itself as a FTSE 100 listed provider of thermal energy and fluid technology solutions across three businesses: Steam Thermal Solutions, Electric Thermal Solutions and Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions. Its investor page reports fiscal-year 2025 revenue of GBP 1.703 billion, adjusted operating profit of GBP 340 million and an adjusted operating margin of 20.0 percent.
The investor page also lists a trading update for November 11, 2026. For investors, the next checkpoint is whether second-half performance can support the company's stated growth and cash-conversion trajectory while the market weighs a Hold consensus against the GBp 8,155 average target.
Spirax-Sarco stock stays below its yearly high
Spirax-Sarco stock was last at GBp 7,240 on October 2, 2026, with a 52-week range of GBp 5,950 to GBp 8,050, volume of 164,033 shares and a market capitalization of GBP 5.3 billion.
Spirax-Sarco stock at a glance
- Company: Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc
- ISIN: GB00BWFGQN14
- Ticker: SPX
- Trading venue: London Stock Exchange
- Price (as of October 2, 2026, 4:35 p.m. London time): GBp 7,240
- Market capitalization: GBP 5.3 billion (as of October 2, 2026)
- 52-week range: GBp 5,950-8,050 (as of October 2, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Industrials / Machinery
- Index membership: FTSE 100
Upcoming dates for Spirax-Sarco stock
- November 11, 2026: Trading update
- March 9, 2027: Full-year results
