Jefferies keeps HKD 9.00 target for WH Group stock
Published on 10/17/2026 at 20:16 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSTargets And Upcoming Results
- Jefferies analyst Anne Ling maintained a Buy rating and set a HKD 9.00 target on October 16, 2026.
- WH Group's board is scheduled to consider nine-month results on October 27, 2026.
- WH Group stock was last at USD 0.86 on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
- WH Group had a market capitalization of USD 11.0 billion and a P/E ratio of 6.83.
Jefferies analyst Anne Ling maintained a Buy rating on WH Group and set a HKD 9.00 price target on October 16, 2026, according to Markets Insider. The stock was last at USD 0.86 on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Results date sets the next marker
WH Group's board is scheduled to meet on October 27, 2026, to consider and approve unaudited consolidated results for the nine months ended September 30, 2026. The date comes from the company's filing reproduced by FinancialFilings on October 2, 2026.
For investors, the upcoming report is the next measurable test after the first half of 2026. The filing specifies a nine-month reporting period, so the October 27 meeting is a corporate date rather than a completed earnings release.
Valuation rests on consumer staples metrics
WH Group had a market capitalization of USD 11.0 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.83 and a trailing dividend yield of 14.00 percent as of October 16, 2026. Its quoted one-year range was USD 0.80 to USD 1.35, placing the USD 0.86 price near the lower end of that interval.
The valuation figures give the scheduled results a clear numerical frame. A 6.83 P/E ratio and a 14.00 percent dividend yield describe the current market profile, while the October report will add the next period of operating evidence.
WH Group and food-sector peers
WH Group: P/E 6.83, dividend yield 14.00 percent, market capitalization USD 11.0 billion.
Tyson Foods (NYSE, USD): plus 1.59 percent, P/E 33.89, market capitalization USD 19.3 billion.
JBS (OTC, USD): plus 3.06 percent, P/E 7.07, market capitalization USD 30.6 billion.
Price position and trading date
WH Group's USD 0.86 quote was last reported on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. The same quotation carried a one-year low of USD 0.80 and a one-year high of USD 1.35, while average volume was 11,109 shares.
The next scheduled corporate date is October 27, 2026, when the board is due to consider the unaudited nine-month results. The filing identifies September 30, 2026 as the reporting-period end.
Market context for WH Group
WH Group Limited is a packaged-foods company with operations spanning China, the United States, Mexico and Europe. Its stock code is 288 on the Hong Kong market.
WH Group stock facts
- Company: WH Group Limited
- ISIN: KYG960071028
- Ticker: 288
- Primary exchange: HKEX
- Market capitalization: USD 11.0 billion (as of October 16, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 0.80-1.35 (as of October 16, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Consumer Defensive / Packaged Foods
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