Victrex stock gains 1.42 percent on raised profit guidance

Published on 10/05/2026 at 20:19 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Victrex stock was last at GBp 930 on October 5 after FY2026 profit guidance rose to GBP 45 million to GBP 47 million. Canaccord lifted its target to GBp 1,050.

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Victrex stock (ISIN GB0009292243) was last at GBp 930 on the London Stock Exchange on October 5, 2026, up 1.42 percent from the previous session. The polymer specialist had raised its FY2026 underlying pre-tax profit guidance to GBP 45 million to GBP 47 million on September 9, 2026, from GBP 42 million to GBP 44 million, according to Stockopedia.

Profit guidance sets the tone

The upgraded range represents a higher earnings framework for the year ended September 30, 2026. Stockopedia reported that aerospace, value-added resellers and electronics supported year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter, while Asia Pacific led regional growth.

The same update said Victrex had completed a 10 percent headcount reduction and expected at least GBP 10 million of annualized savings from its wider profit improvement plan in FY2027. That gives the guidance increase a cost component as well as an end-market component.

Targets rise but caution remains

Canaccord Genuity raised its Victrex target from GBp 725 to GBp 1,050 after the September capital markets day and reiterated its Buy rating, as reported by Sharecast on September 29, 2026. The broker said the new strategy targeted 4 percent to 7 percent compound annual growth, compared with 0.1 percent over the prior decade.

A 12-analyst consensus on Investing.com carried an overall Buy rating, with 6 Buy recommendations, 6 Holds and 0 Sells. Its average 12-month target was GBp 919.6, with a high of GBp 1,180 and a low of GBp 700, putting the average close to the October 5 market price while showing a wide range of views.

Stock stays below its yearly high

Victrex had a market capitalization of GBP 809.8 million on October 5, 2026, and traded within a 52-week range of GBp 515 to GBp 1,024. The current price is GBp 94 below the yearly high, leaving the shares 9.2 percent below that level.

Trading volume reached 128,139 shares by 4:35 p.m. BST on October 5, 2026. Victrex was last at GBp 930 on the London Stock Exchange at that time, with the day range extending from GBp 913 to GBp 932.