TUI stock gains 1.44 percent after Barclays cuts its target

Published on 10/04/2026 at 11:36 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

TUI stock traded at EUR 6.896 on Xetra on October 2, 2026, after Barclays cut its target to EUR 8.75. TUI kept FY26 EBIT guidance at EUR 1.2-1.3 billion.

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TUI stock (ISIN DE000TUAG505) was last at EUR 6.896 on Xetra on October 2, 2026, up 1.44 percent. The move followed Barclays' decision to cut its price target from EUR 9.75 to EUR 8.75 while keeping an Overweight rating, according to FinanzNachrichten on October 2, 2026.

Barclays trims the target

The revised EUR 8.75 target stands 26.9 percent above TUI's EUR 6.896 reference price. Barclays analyst Andrew Lobbenberg lowered his estimates but cited stronger price discipline in the travel market, keeping the positive rating in place.

The target reduction is a mixed signal for shareholders: the rating remains constructive, while the lower valuation benchmark reflects more cautious earnings assumptions. The October 2 price gain therefore came alongside a less ambitious analyst target.

Guidance narrows around EUR 1.25 billion

TUI's central operating message remains its fiscal 2026 outlook. In its September 22, 2026 trading update, TUI Group narrowed underlying EBIT guidance to EUR 1.2 billion to EUR 1.3 billion at constant currency, compared with the previous EUR 1.1 billion to EUR 1.4 billion range. The midpoint stayed at EUR 1.25 billion, but the range width narrowed from EUR 300 million to EUR 100 million.

The update also showed booked revenue up 2 percent over the latest four-week summer comparison, while winter 2026/27 booked revenue was 7 percent below the comparable period. TUI said later bookings and geopolitical uncertainty remain important variables for the travel group.

Consensus leaves a wider valuation gap

MarketScreener lists 13 covering analysts with an Outperform consensus, an average target of EUR 9.927, a high of EUR 13.50 and a low of EUR 7.000. The average target lies 43.9 percent above the Xetra reference price, leaving the consensus more optimistic than Barclays' revised target.

TUI stock closes the week higher

TUI stock was last quoted at EUR 6.896 on Xetra on October 2, 2026, at 5:35 p.m. CET, with a daily gain of 1.44 percent. The next major test is the company's fiscal 2026 results announcement scheduled for December 9, 2026, as reported by Reuters.