Barclays keeps Sell rating for Metso stock at EUR 14 target

Published on 10/18/2026 at 13:06 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Metso stock has results due October 22, 2026. Second-quarter revenue rose 6.1 percent to EUR 1.33 billion and net income reached EUR 127.0 million.

Results and operating backdrop

Barclays set a EUR 14.00 target and kept its Sell rating on October 14, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue increased 6.1 percent to EUR 1.33 billion.
Metso will publish its January-September interim report on October 22, 2026.

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Metso (ISIN FI0009014575) faces a fresh valuation test after Markets Insider reported on October 14, 2026 that Barclays kept its Sell rating and set a EUR 14.00 price target. The next interim report is scheduled for October 22, 2026, giving investors a near-term operating checkpoint.

Target signals a divided view

Barclays' EUR 14.00 target sits below the EUR 18.00 target listed for Handelsbanken on the same October 14 date by TargetWatch. The gap between those targets is EUR 4.00, or 28.57 percent of the Barclays target, showing how differently analysts view Metso's earnings delivery and valuation.

The counterweight is Metso's operating performance. In the second quarter of 2026, revenue increased 6.1 percent year over year to EUR 1.33 billion, while net income rose 18.0 percent to EUR 127.0 million, according to Simply Wall St. The figures support a closer look at margins and order conversion when the January-September report arrives.

Three dated operating markers

On June 30, 2026, second-quarter earnings per share were EUR 0.15, up from EUR 0.14 in the year-earlier quarter, according to Simply Wall St. On September 22, 2026, Metso announced a five-year analyzer services agreement valued at more than EUR 40 million. On October 14, 2026, Barclays set the EUR 14.00 target and retained its Sell rating.

Which dates matter next?

Metso will publish its January-September 2026 interim report on October 22, 2026, as stated on its investor-relations page. The company also plans to publish its 2026 Financial Statements Review on February 19, 2027, according to its October 12, 2026 stock exchange release.

Operating figures frame the valuation

Metso's latest quarterly figures combine revenue growth with faster net-income growth, but the target spread keeps execution central to the stock story. Its market capitalization was EUR 13.7 billion and its 52-week range was EUR 11.44 to EUR 18.98 as of October 16, 2026.

Metso's business covers technologies, equipment and services for aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining. The service agreement in South America adds a multi-year order to that model, while the October report will show whether the second-quarter performance carried into the third quarter.

Metso was last at EUR 16.56 on Nasdaq Helsinki on October 16, 2026 at 6:29 p.m. EEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Metso stock.