Heidelberg Materials stock faces a buyback and target reset

Published on 09/28/2026 at 15:15 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Heidelberg Materials stock traded at EUR 144.95 on September 28, 2026, while its buyback reached 136,073 shares. UBS cut its target to EUR 230.00.

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Heidelberg Materials (ISIN DE0006047004) was trading at EUR 144.95 on Xetra on September 28, 2026, up 0.63 percent. The latest market signal is a continuing share buyback, while UBS has lowered its valuation benchmark for the building-materials group.

Buyback reaches EUR 19.76 million

According to EQS Group on September 28, 2026, Heidelberg Materials repurchased 136,073 shares between September 21 and September 25. The purchases had a combined value of EUR 19.76 million and an average price of EUR 145.24 per share.

The buyback average stands 0.20 percent above the Xetra price of EUR 144.95 on September 28, based on the reported transaction average and the intraday reference price. That places the capital return program close to the level at which the stock was trading.

UBS cuts target to EUR 230.00

finanzen.net reported on September 22, 2026, that UBS reduced its price target from EUR 260.00 to EUR 230.00 while retaining a Buy rating. The original study was dated September 21, 2026, and attributed the pressure on heavy building-materials stocks to weaker expectations for US cement demand.

The revised UBS target is 58.64 percent above the Xetra price of EUR 144.95. Jefferies took a more constructive position, keeping its Buy rating and a EUR 286.00 target in a September 22 analysis, according to finanzen.net.

First-half revenue rises 1.70 percent

Heidelberg Materials generated EUR 10.58 billion in revenue in the first half of 2026, an increase of 1.70 percent, while operating earnings reached EUR 1.25 billion, Börse Express reported on September 22, 2026. The company had also narrowed its 2026 operating earnings outlook to EUR 3.40 billion to EUR 3.65 billion in late July.

Stock stays near yearly low

Heidelberg Materials traded between a 52-week low of EUR 143.55 and a high of EUR 239.20 as of September 27, 2026. The September 28 Xetra price of EUR 144.95 was 0.98 percent above the low, leaving the buyback, the first-half operating figures and the split analyst view as the key measurable reference points for the stock.