UBS keeps EUR 90.00 target for Continental stock

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

UBS kept its Buy rating and EUR 90.00 target on October 8, 2026. Continental stock costs EUR 70.29 on October 14, 2026 after EUR 70.08, plus 0.30 percent.

Continental shifts toward tires

UBS maintained its Buy rating and EUR 90.00 target on October 8, 2026.
Adjusted EBIT margin reached 12.90 percent in the second quarter of 2026, up from 9.60 percent.
Continental stock trades at EUR 70.29 at 10:03 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026, 0.30 percent above the Xetra close of October 13, 2026.
Continental will publish its third-quarter results on November 4, 2026.

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Continental (ISIN DE0005439004) was trading at EUR 70.29 at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026, at 10:03 a.m. CEST, up EUR 0.21 or 0.30 percent versus the Xetra close of October 13, 2026. On October 8, 2026, UBS kept its Buy rating and EUR 90.00 target for the stock, according to FinanzNachrichten.

Margin expands despite softer sales

Continental's second-quarter 2026 performance showed the benefit of its tire-heavy strategy. According to Yahoo Finance, adjusted EBIT reached EUR 570 million and the adjusted EBIT margin increased to 12.90 percent from 9.60 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Group sales were EUR 4.40 billion in the second quarter of 2026, compared with EUR 4.90 billion in the prior-year quarter.

The comparison is important because profitability improved while reported sales remained under pressure from portfolio changes. The Tires business generated EUR 3.30 billion of sales and an adjusted EBIT margin of 15.30 percent in the second quarter of 2026, while adjusted free cash flow reached EUR 216 million after EUR 46 million of negative free cash flow in the second quarter of 2025, according to Yahoo Finance.

What does the margin signal mean

Management's continuing-operations outlook calls for sales of EUR 13.20 billion to EUR 14.20 billion and an adjusted EBIT margin of 12.00 percent to 13.50 percent for fiscal year 2026, according to Yahoo Finance. The key counterweight is input-cost pressure: management said raw-material benefits from the first half would reverse into a headwind in the second half of 2026.

Three dates shape the transition

On September 16, 2026, Continental said more than 650 new tire dimensions would be added across its product lines by the end of 2027, according to Continental. On September 24, 2026, the company announced the sale of mycar Tyre and Auto at an enterprise value of AUD 403 million, also reported by Continental. On October 8, 2026, UBS retained its EUR 90.00 target, according to FinanzNachrichten.

Results date is November 4

Continental is scheduled to publish its quarterly statement for September 30, 2026 and its third-quarter 2026 results on November 4, 2026, according to the company's financial calendar.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Continental stock was trading at EUR 70.29 at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026, at 10:03 a.m. CEST, EUR 0.21 or 0.30 percent above the Xetra close of October 13, 2026. The 52-week range was EUR 53.58 to EUR 77.50 on October 14, 2026, leaving the price EUR 7.21 below the high, or 9.30 percent below it. The market capitalization was EUR 14.1 billion on October 14, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Continental stock.