Hermès International stock holds near EUR 1,344 as targets fall
Published on 09/22/2026 at 11:13 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Hermès International (ISIN FR0000052292) closed at EUR 1,344.00 on Euronext Paris on September 21, 2026, after a difficult year for the luxury stock. The price was 36.85 percent lower year to date on September 22, according to a market snapshot published that morning. The main pressure point is a fresh round of analyst estimate cuts.
Analysts lower their targets
According to boerse.de on September 22, 2026, RBC reduced its price target from EUR 1,700 to EUR 1,600 while retaining a Sector Perform rating. The EUR 100 cut represents a 5.88 percent reduction in the target and shows that the reassessment extends beyond a single research house.
As MarketScreener reported on September 21, 2026, Bernstein cut its price target from EUR 2,150 to EUR 1,750 and reduced its forecast for third-quarter 2026 organic growth from 6.4 percent to 4.7 percent at constant exchange rates. Bernstein also lowered its 2026 organic growth estimate from 6.8 percent to 6.2 percent.
China demand sets the tone
The revisions point to a more cautious view of demand in China and of the pace at which luxury growth can recover. The same MarketScreener report said Oddo BHF reduced its price target from EUR 1,627 to EUR 1,470 because of more measured medium-term growth assumptions. Oddo BHF also cut its recurring operating profit forecast by 1 percent for 2026 and by 2 percent for both 2027 and 2028.
That combination gives the stock a clear valuation tension. According to Zonebourse on September 22, 2026, the average analyst price target was EUR 1,800, materially above the EUR 1,344.00 closing price. The gap indicates that analysts still model recovery potential, even as near-term growth assumptions are being reduced.
Stock remains below its prior close
Hermès International stock traded around EUR 1,319.50 on Euronext Paris during the late morning session on September 21, 2026, down about 1.4 percent from the previous close, according to MarketScreener. The shares were described as trading near a four-year low, making analyst revisions especially important for the market's assessment of luxury demand.
For investors, the key comparison is between the EUR 1,344.00 closing price on September 21 and the EUR 1,800 average target reported on September 22. That spread is meaningful, but the downward revisions to 4.7 percent third-quarter organic growth and 6.2 percent full-year organic growth show why the market is demanding evidence of renewed momentum.
EUR 1,344 remains the reference level
Hermès International stock closed at EUR 1,344.00 on Euronext Paris on September 21, 2026. The reference price sits alongside a 36.85 percent year-to-date decline recorded on September 22, while the latest analyst targets range from EUR 1,470 at Oddo BHF to EUR 1,750 at Bernstein and EUR 1,600 at RBC.
Hermès International stock at a glance
- Company: Hermès International
- ISIN: FR0000052292
- Ticker: RMS
- Trading venue: Euronext Paris
- Price as of September 21, 2026: EUR 1,344.00
- Sector / Industry: Consumer Discretionary / Luxury Goods
- Index membership: CAC 40
