Berenberg Bank Issues Positive Forecast for Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Stock Price

Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) had its price target increased by Berenberg Bank from GBX 800 to GBX 870 in a research report released on Thursday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of Balfour Beatty from GBX 650 to GBX 715 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 792.50.

Balfour Beatty Price Performance

LON:BBY opened at GBX 759.95 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of £3.68 billion, a PE ratio of 21.53, a P/E/G ratio of 3.75 and a beta of 0.64. Balfour Beatty has a 1-year low of GBX 365.80 and a 1-year high of GBX 800. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 735.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 687.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 89.50.

Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 47.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Balfour Beatty had a net margin of 2.77% and a return on equity of 23.73%. On average, research analysts expect that Balfour Beatty will post 43.3100698 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Balfour Beatty declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, March 11th that allows the company to buyback 0 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Key Balfour Beatty News

Here are the key news stories impacting Balfour Beatty this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Berenberg raised its price target to GBX 870 and maintained a “buy” rating, supporting upside expectations for BBY. Broker Ratings
• Positive Sentiment: Balfour Beatty reported strong results and said the uplifts in infrastructure demand have driven a record order book, which management cites as lifting earnings visibility. Record order book
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction was upbeat after the results and buyback announcement, with coverage noting a surge in the stock following the releases. Surges after results
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts/industry press highlight structural support from ongoing grid expansion, providing a favourable backdrop for future contracts and revenue. Grid expansion support
• Neutral Sentiment: The full H2 FY2025 earnings call transcript is available for deeper detail on guidance, margins and backlog — useful for investors who want management commentary. Earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Quarterly results showed EPS of GBX 47.60 with ROE 16.7% and net margin ~2.1%; slides and call recording are posted for investors to verify forward outlook and one-off items. Slide deck
• Neutral Sentiment: The board authorized a share buyback program (open market repurchases). The initial public note cited the authorization but provided no concrete repurchase size in the release, leaving details and timing open. Buyback authorization
• Negative Sentiment: Despite positives, shares are down today — likely reflecting profit-taking after recent gains, high intraday volume (well above average), and lingering valuation/margin scrutiny; investors should watch whether guidance or buyback sizing ease those concerns.

Balfour Beatty Company Profile

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group. With 26,000 employees across the UK, US and Hong Kong, we’re leading the transformation of our industry to meet the challenges of the future.

Trusted by our customers to deliver sustainable solutions and strengthen communities, we finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and deliver projects at the heart of local communities.

Collaborating with governments, our customers and partners, we deliver powerful new solutions, shape thinking, create skylines and inspire a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow.