BofA raises target for Dassault Aviation stock to EUR 360.00

Published on 10/20/2026 at 19:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-half sales rose 45.00 percent to EUR 4.26 billion. Dassault Aviation stock costs EUR 299.80 on October 20, 2026, 17.14 percent below its high.

Analyst target and sales growth

BofA raised its Dassault Aviation target from EUR 345.00 to EUR 360.00 on October 1, 2026.
First-half 2026 sales rose 45.00 percent to EUR 4.26 billion.
Dassault Aviation stock costs EUR 299.80 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:04 p.m. CEST, 17.14 percent below the 52-week high.
The price-to-earnings ratio was 23.30 and market capitalization was EUR 23.0 billion on October 16, 2026.

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Dassault Aviation raised investor interest after Yahoo Finance reported on October 1, 2026 that BofA Securities upgraded the stock from neutral to buy and lifted its target from EUR 345.00 to EUR 360.00. Dassault Aviation stock was trading at EUR 299.80 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:04 p.m. CEST.

First-half sales set the backdrop

The company reported first-half 2026 sales of EUR 4.26 billion, up 45.00 percent from EUR 2.93 billion in the first half of 2025. The figures appeared on Dassault Aviation's finance page, which also lists first-half 2026 adjusted net income at EUR 361.60 million. The Dassault Aviation finance page dates the interim report to July 22, 2026.

The sales increase was accompanied by first-half adjusted net income growth of 8.10 percent from EUR 334.40 million. That combination gives investors two different signals: strong volume growth and a slower earnings increase in the same reporting period.

Stock position against the high

Dassault Aviation's 52-week range was EUR 260.80 to EUR 361.80 in the market summary updated October 16, 2026. At EUR 299.80, the stock stood 17.14 percent below the high and 14.96 percent above the low, calculated from those levels. The summary also showed a 1-year gain of 12.60 percent.

Valuation and business dates

The price-to-earnings ratio was 23.30 and market capitalization was EUR 23.0 billion on October 16, 2026. Simply Wall St described Dassault Aviation as an aerospace company active in military aircraft, business jets and space systems, while listing Thales, Safran and Airbus as industry competitors.

BofA's October 1, 2026 view focused on Rafale backlog visibility, with about 7.5 years of production visibility at current delivery rates. The same report identified possible Indian and Ukrainian orders as opportunities, while noting that neither opportunity had become a firm contract.

Analyst target remains above price

The BofA target of EUR 360.00 lies 20.08 percent above the Lang & Schwarz price of EUR 299.80. BofA also raised its 2026 earnings-per-share forecast from EUR 16.30 to EUR 16.40, but cut its 2027 forecast from EUR 19.67 to EUR 19.36 in the October 1, 2026 report.

Trading position

The combination of a EUR 360.00 analyst target, 45.00 percent first-half sales growth and a 17.14 percent gap to the 52-week high leaves the stock positioned between strong operating growth and a valuation that remains sensitive to delivery execution.

Dassault Aviation was trading at EUR 299.80 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:04 p.m. CEST, while its 52-week high was EUR 361.80 on the market summary dated October 16, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Dassault Aviation stock.