BofA raised target for Dassault Aviation stock to EUR 360

Published on 10/08/2026 at 11:37 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-half sales reached EUR 4.26 billion, up 45.00 percent year over year. Dassault Aviation stock costs EUR 276.70 on October 8, 2026 versus EUR 278.70.

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Dassault Aviation (FR0014004L86) was trading at EUR 276.70 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 11:33 a.m. CEST. According to Yahoo Finance on October 1, 2026, BofA Securities had upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and raised its target from EUR 345.00 to EUR 360.00.

BofA links value to Rafale demand

BofA based its revised view on Dassault Aviation's long Rafale order book and potential contracts in India and Ukraine. The bank said those opportunities could extend production visibility, while also identifying Falcon 10X execution and certification timing as important risks.

The target move followed a period of weakness in the shares, but the market has not yet priced the report's assumptions into the Lang & Schwarz session. The EUR 360.00 target is 30.09 percent above the EUR 276.70 reference price, calculated in the same currency.

First-half sales rose 45.00 percent

Simply Wall St reported that Dassault Aviation's first-half 2026 sales reached EUR 4.26 billion, up 45.00 percent from the first half of 2025. Net income rose 8.10 percent to EUR 361.60 million, while the profit margin declined to 8.50 percent from 11.00 percent.

That combination gives investors two separate signals: demand expanded sharply, while profitability did not keep pace with sales. The margin comparison matters because the company's future value depends on converting Rafale demand and Falcon deliveries into earnings rather than revenue alone.

Stock trades below its prior close

Dassault Aviation was trading at EUR 276.70 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 11:33 a.m. CEST, down 0.72 percent versus the prior close of EUR 278.70 on October 7, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Dassault Aviation stock.