UBS cut target for Hugo Boss stock from EUR 39.20 to EUR 38.90

Published on 10/14/2026 at 11:54 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Sales fell 9.00 percent in the second quarter of 2026. Hugo Boss stock costs EUR 38.04 on October 14, 2026 versus EUR 38.05.

Turnaround evidence and valuation

UBS cut its Hugo Boss target from EUR 39.20 to EUR 38.90 on October 5, 2026.
Sales fell 9.00 percent in the second quarter of 2026, while gross margin reached 64.90 percent.
Hugo Boss stock trades at EUR 38.04 at 11:50 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026, 0.03 percent below the Xetra close of October 13, 2026.

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Hugo Boss (ISIN DE000A1PHFF7) was trading at EUR 38.04 at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026 at 11:50 a.m. CEST, 0.03 percent below the Xetra close of October 13, 2026 at EUR 38.05. On October 5, 2026, UBS cut its price target for Hugo Boss from EUR 39.20 to EUR 38.90 and kept its rating at Neutral, according to finanzen.at.

Three dated signals for the turnaround

Yahoo Finance reported that Hugo Boss sales fell 9.00 percent in the second quarter of 2026, while EBIT reached EUR 59.00 million and the EBIT margin was 6.50 percent. The same call showed gross margin up 2.00 percentage points to 64.90 percent, giving investors a measurable counterweight to the weaker top line.

On October 1, 2026, Ivica Maric took over as CFO and COO after Yves Müller left the managing board, according to TheIndustry.fashion. The leadership change follows a difficult operating period, but the margin and cash-generation figures show where management is trying to rebuild earnings quality.

What does the target cut signal?

UBS cited increasing headwinds for the turnaround in its October 5, 2026 assessment, while leaving the Neutral rating unchanged, finanzen.at reported. The new EUR 38.90 target is EUR 0.86 above the Lang & Schwarz price, but the comparison uses different reference venues and is therefore not presented as a percentage distance.

The latest reported figures point to a two-sided recovery task. In the second quarter of 2026, operating expenses fell 4.00 percent while EBIT declined with lower sales, and management continued to guide for currency-adjusted group sales to decline in the mid- to high-single-digit range and EBIT of EUR 300.00 million to EUR 350.00 million, as detailed in the Q2 call carried by Yahoo Finance.

Results date and stock context

Hugo Boss lists November 3, 2026 as its next investor event on the company investor-relations page, which also reports fiscal-year 2025 revenue of EUR 4.27 billion, EBIT of EUR 391.00 million and free cash flow of EUR 499.00 million. Those fiscal-year figures provide historical context, while the second-quarter figures remain the more recent operating reference. The stock's 52-week range was EUR 33.85 to EUR 42.31 on October 14, 2026, placing EUR 38.04 between the two endpoints.

Price stays near the middle of its range

At 11:50 a.m. CEST on October 14, 2026, the stock was trading at EUR 38.04 at Lang & Schwarz, 0.03 percent below the Xetra close of October 13, 2026 at EUR 38.05. The move keeps the quote below its 52-week high while UBS's lower target underscores the market's cautious reading of the turnaround. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Hugo Boss stock.