Sompo reports buyback progress as Morgan Stanley sets Sompo stock target

Published on 10/06/2026 at 00:40 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Target moved from JPY 8,670 to JPY 8,460 on October 1, 2026. Sompo stock costs EUR 37.04 on October 2, 2026 after EUR 37.04.

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Sompo Holdings (JP3165000005) listed progress on its share buybacks on October 5, 2026, while Morgan Stanley set a JPY 8,460 target for Sompo stock on October 2, 2026. The update combines a capital-return signal with an analyst view that remains constructive despite a lower target from JPY 8,670 reported on October 1, 2026.

Buyback progress meets a lower target

Sompo Holdings listed the October 5, 2026 buyback-progress announcement on its investor-relations page. The page also identifies the next results release as the FY2026 second-quarter announcement, planned for mid-November.

As Markets Insider reported on October 2, 2026, Morgan Stanley maintained a Buy rating and set a JPY 8,460 price target. Yahoo Finance reported on October 1, 2026 that a US brokerage kept an Overweight rating while reducing its target from JPY 8,670 to JPY 8,460.

First-quarter earnings show operating lift

For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, Sompo reported revenue of JPY 1,884.29 billion, up 28.82 percent from JPY 1,462.75 billion a year earlier. The same report put net profit at JPY 181.17 billion, up 52.77 percent from JPY 118.59 billion in the comparable quarter.

According to Markets Insider on October 2, 2026, the figures came from Sompo's latest earnings release. Revenue growth of 28.82 percent and net-profit growth of 52.77 percent give the target revision a clear counterweight: earnings momentum remained positive in the first quarter, even as the valuation debate shifted toward the revised target.

Sompo stays below its yearly high

On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Sompo was last at JPY 6,575 on October 5, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. JST, versus JPY 6,523 previously. That level stood 11.30 percent below the JPY 7,413 52-week high, leaving the stock below its yearly peak while the JPY 8,460 target remained 28.66 percent above the Tokyo price.

Prior close sets the euro reference

The prior close at Lang & Schwarz was EUR 37.04 for October 2, 2026. The Lang & Schwarz page also showed EUR 37.04 as the previous close, so no daily percentage change is stated for the dormant October 5 quote.