UBS keeps Sell rating for Woolworths stock at AUD 39.50

Published on 10/20/2026 at 19:37 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Update is due October 28. Woolworths stock costs EUR 25.66 on October 20, 2026, up 1.18 percent versus the Frankfurt close.

UBS target and reporting date

UBS maintained a Sell rating and an AUD 39.50 target on October 18, 2026.
Woolworths has its first-quarter fiscal 2027 update scheduled for October 28, 2026.
Woolworths stock costs EUR 25.66 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:33 p.m. CEST, up 1.18 percent versus the Frankfurt close of EUR 25.36 on October 15, 2026.
Woolworths traded at 45.23 times earnings and had an AUD 50.7 billion market capitalization on October 20, 2026.

Woolworths, AU000000WOW2, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

UBS maintained its Sell rating on Woolworths Group and set a price target of AUD 39.50 on October 18, 2026, according to Markets Insider. The target is 5.07 percent below Woolworths' AUD 41.61 primary-market price. After the Xetra close, Woolworths stock was trading at EUR 25.66 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:33 p.m. CEST, up 1.18 percent versus the Frankfurt close of EUR 25.36 on October 15, 2026.

October dates set the next test

The next company update is scheduled for October 28, 2026, followed by the annual general meeting on October 29, 2026, according to Motley Fool Australia. The dates give investors two near-term checkpoints after the stock reached an AUD 41.80 intraday high and an AUD 40.96 low on October 20, 2026.

Woolworths trades 0.45 percent below its high

Woolworths' AUD 41.61 close on the Australian Securities Exchange stood 0.45 percent below its AUD 41.80 52-week high and 57.09 percent above its AUD 26.36 52-week low on October 20, 2026. The stock was up 41.00 percent year to date, while trading volume reached 2,042,833 shares. The market capitalization was AUD 50.7 billion.

Valuation leaves little room for error

Woolworths traded at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 45.23 and carried a 2.00 percent dividend yield on October 20, 2026. Historical fiscal year 2026 results showed revenue of AUD 71.54 billion, up 4.00 percent, and net income of AUD 1.14 billion, up 18.00 percent, for the year ended June 28, 2026, according to Patria. The comparison is important because the UBS target sits below the latest AUD 41.61 home-market price.

Comparison with peers

Woolworths: up 1.09 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 45.23, market capitalization AUD 50.7 billion.

Wesfarmers (ASX, AUD): up 0.80 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 31.45, market capitalization AUD 90.3 billion.

Coles Group (ASX, AUD): up 1.85 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 29.94, market capitalization AUD 32.6 billion.

The price stays near its high

Woolworths stock was trading at EUR 25.66 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:33 p.m. CEST, up 1.18 percent versus the Frankfurt close of EUR 25.36 on October 15, 2026. Its AUD 41.80 52-week high and the AUD 39.50 UBS target frame the valuation discussion.

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