Vienna Insurance lifted target: Vienna Insurance stock gains 2.47 percent versus Xetra
Published on 10/21/2026 at 11:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSOutlook and reporting timetable
- Vienna Insurance lifted its 2026 pretax target range on October 15, 2026.
- First-half 2026 revenue increased 7.00 percent to EUR 7.06 billion.
- Vienna Insurance stock trades at EUR 70.50 at 11:02 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026, 2.47 percent above the Xetra close of October 20, 2026.
- The first three quarters update is scheduled for November 26, 2026.
Vienna Insurance (ISIN AT0000908504) was trading at EUR 70.50 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 11:02 a.m. CEST, 2.47 percent above the Xetra close of October 20, 2026 at EUR 68.80. On October 15, 2026, EQS News reported that Vienna Insurance Group raised its 2026 result-before-taxes target to EUR 1.35 billion-EUR 1.40 billion.
Higher target, broader earnings base
The revised range reflects positive business performance and the initial assessment of the expected contribution from the acquired Nürnberger Group. The company did not quantify how much of the increase comes from operating performance and how much comes from the acquisition, keeping the November update important for investors.
Vienna Insurance had revenue of EUR 7.06 billion in the first half of 2026, up 7.00 percent year over year, while net income attributable to common shareholders rose 23.00 percent to EUR 465.8 million, according to Patria. The figures give the higher full-year target an operating reference beyond the acquisition itself.
What changed across three events?
On September 23, 2026, Vienna Insurance signed an agreement to acquire a 25.00 percent stake in Dolphin Technologies, according to the company's Vienna Insurance Group release. On October 13, 2026, its Ukrainian subsidiary USG joined a war-risk facility that had been expanded from EUR 110 million to EUR 150 million, as reported by Fio banka. On October 15, 2026, the group raised its 2026 pretax target to EUR 1.35 billion-EUR 1.40 billion through the announcement linked above.
What date tests the new range?
The next scheduled test is the update for the first three quarters of 2026 on November 26, 2026, a date stated in the EQS News announcement. That release is the next point at which investors can compare the revised target with reported nine-month performance.
Stock price and investor perspective
At EUR 70.50, the Lang & Schwarz indication stood EUR 1.70 above the EUR 68.80 Xetra close of October 20, 2026. The 52-week range was EUR 43.35 to EUR 75.00 as of October 21, 2026, placing the quote EUR 4.50 below the high.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Vienna Insurance stock.
Vienna Insurance stock facts
- Company: Vienna Insurance Group AG
- ISIN: AT0000908504
- WKN: A0ET17
- Ticker: WSV2
- Primary exchange: Vienna Stock Exchange
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 21, 2026, 11:02 a.m. CEST): EUR 70.50
- Change versus Xetra close: plus 2.47 percent
- Xetra close (October 20, 2026): EUR 68.80
- Market capitalization: EUR 9.0 billion (as of October 21, 2026)
- 52-week range: EUR 43.35-EUR 75.00 (as of October 21, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Financials / Multiline Insurance
- Index membership: ATX
Market context: Market report ATX.
