Unipol secures BPER control: BPER Banca stock costs EUR 12.93 at EUR 31.6 billion value

Published on 10/20/2026 at 10:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Unipol completed authorization for control of BPER Banca on October 16, 2026. BPER Banca stock costs EUR 12.93 on October 20, 2026 at EUR 31.6 billion value.

Ownership and earnings

Unipol completed the authorization process for BPER control on October 16, 2026.
Second-quarter 2026 revenue reached EUR 1.95 billion and net income reached EUR 758.1 million.
BPER Banca stock traded at EUR 12.93 at 10:02 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026.

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BPER Banca (ISIN IT0000066123) was trading at EUR 12.93 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 10:02 a.m. CEST, while its market value stood at EUR 31.6 billion. Gruppo Unipol reported on October 16, 2026 that Italy's competition authority had authorized Unipol's acquisition of sole de facto control over BPER Banca.

Control process reaches its final stage

The authorization completed the regulatory process for Unipol's control of BPER Banca. The event gives the ownership change a concrete legal milestone, while the stock price provides the immediate market reference for investors.

The latest operating figures add scale to the ownership story. In the second quarter of 2026, BPER Banca generated EUR 1.95 billion in revenue and EUR 758.1 million in net income, according to Aktienmagazin. The publication reported that revenue was up 37.6 percent from the year-earlier quarter and profit was up 64.6 percent.

Three dated developments and figures

On June 30, 2026, the second quarter ended with EUR 1.95 billion in revenue and EUR 758.1 million in net income. On October 16, 2026, BPER Banca reported buyback purchases under its program launched on September 2, 2026, with the transactions disclosed in an official release from BPER Banca. Also on October 16, 2026, Unipol said the authorization for sole de facto control had completed all related approval procedures.

What does the buyback add?

The buyback gives the ownership transition a second measurable corporate action. MarketScreener listed purchases of more than EUR 38 million and showed 11 analysts with an average target of EUR 15.36, but those figures describe separate market context rather than a new recommendation.

Next reporting date

The next scheduled company event is the Board meeting on November 4, 2026, to approve BPER Banca's consolidated interim report for the period ending September 30, 2026, according to the BPER Banca investor-relations calendar.

Price carries the daily market signal

For investors, the central question is how the control milestone and the bank's earnings profile will be reflected in the next results cycle. The EUR 31.6 billion market value places the current quote alongside a company that reported EUR 758.1 million of second-quarter net income.

BPER Banca was trading at EUR 12.93 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 10:02 a.m. CEST.

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