Goldman sets GBp 1,000.00 target for Babcock International stock

Published on 10/24/2026 at 18:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Half-year results are due November 19, 2026. Babcock stock costs EUR 11.30 on October 24, 2026, while LSE was GBp 939.20 on October 23.

Goldman target and reporting date

Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on October 8, 2026 with a Hold rating and a GBp 1,000.00 target.
Babcock scheduled its half-year results for November 19, 2026.
Babcock stock costs EUR 11.30 at Lang & Schwarz on October 24, 2026 at 1:02 p.m. CEST.
Babcock's market capitalization stood at GBP 4.6 billion on October 23, 2026.

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Babcock International (ISIN GB0009697037) is heading toward its November results with Goldman Sachs coverage setting a GBp 1,000.00 price target. On October 8, 2026, Markets Insider reported that Goldman Sachs initiated coverage with a Hold rating and a GBp 1,000.00 target. At Lang & Schwarz on October 24, 2026 at 1:02 p.m. CEST, Babcock stock was trading at EUR 11.30.

Half-year results are scheduled

Babcock's next major reporting date is November 19, 2026, when the company is scheduled to publish half-year results. The date appears in Babcock's investor calendar, which also lists the fiscal year 2026 results published on June 22, 2026. The half-year appointment gives investors the next fixed point for assessing revenue, operating performance and cash delivery.

Stock remains below its yearly high

On the London Stock Exchange, Babcock was last quoted at GBp 939.20 on October 23, 2026 at 4:35 p.m. BST. Its 52-week range was GBp 871.20 to GBp 1,527.00, while the market capitalization was GBP 4.6 billion on the same date. The latest price sits GBp 587.80 below the yearly high, a gap of 38.49 percent calculated from the high.

Valuation frames the target

Babcock traded on a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.75 on October 23, 2026. Goldman Sachs' GBp 1,000.00 target is GBp 60.80 above the LSE price of GBp 939.20, equivalent to 6.47 percent upside in the same currency. Its Hold rating therefore places the emphasis on execution rather than a broad change in the company's operating outlook.

Price and reporting date

The November 19 reporting date and the Goldman target provide two separate markers for the stock. Babcock's investor page describes the group as a FTSE 100 defense company operating across defense, nuclear and critical infrastructure markets, while the LSE quote places its market value at GBP 4.6 billion.

Babcock International stock was trading at EUR 11.30 at Lang & Schwarz on October 24, 2026 at 1:02 p.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Babcock stock.