Jefferies raises target for Knorr-Bremse stock from EUR 125.00 to EUR 126.00
Published on 10/27/2026 at 17:05 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSJefferies target update
- Jefferies lifted its Knorr-Bremse target to EUR 126.00 on October 9, 2026.
- Second-quarter 2026 revenue reached EUR 2.16 billion, up 7.13 percent year over year.
- Knorr-Bremse stock costs EUR 97.45 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 4:58 p.m. CEST, 0.26 percent above the Xetra close of October 26, 2026, and 15.71 percent below the 52-week high.
- The next earnings release is listed for October 28, 2026, with the earnings call scheduled for October 29, 2026.
Jefferies raised its price target for Knorr-Bremse from EUR 125.00 to EUR 126.00 and maintained its Buy rating in a research note dated October 9, 2026, as reported by MarketScreener. Knorr-Bremse stock was trading at EUR 97.45 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 4:58 p.m. CEST, up 0.26 percent versus the Xetra close of October 26, 2026 at EUR 97.20.
Quarterly growth supports the case
Knorr-Bremse reported EUR 2.16 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2026, up 7.13 percent from EUR 2.02 billion in the second quarter of 2025. Net income rose to EUR 173.00 million from EUR 140.10 million, a 23.48 percent increase. These figures are reported by Simply Wall St.
Price sits below the yearly high
The stock's 52-week range is EUR 77.50 to EUR 115.60 as of October 27, 2026. At EUR 97.45, it stood 15.71 percent below the high and 25.74 percent above the low. Trading volume was 33,709 shares, while market capitalization stood at EUR 15.7 billion.
What does the target imply?
Jefferies' EUR 126.00 target dated October 9, 2026 was 29.29 percent above the Lang & Schwarz price. Its note cited a well-filled order book but also pointed to weakness in European rail freight and regulatory uncertainty in the U.S. trucking industry, according to MarketScreener. The company expects its third-quarter earnings release on October 28, 2026, according to the MarketScreener calendar, while Yahoo Finance lists the earnings call for October 29, 2026.
Comparison with peers
Knorr-Bremse: up 0.26 percent, market capitalization EUR 15.7 billion.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE, USD): up 0.28 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 34.59, market capitalization USD 47.0 billion.
Alstom (Euronext Paris, EUR): down 0.64 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 23.12, market capitalization EUR 7.5 billion.
Stock level and trading dates
The analyst target gives the stock a defined valuation reference, while the latest quarterly figures show revenue and net income moving higher year over year. The next reporting dates add a near-term event marker for the share.
The stock was trading at EUR 97.45 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 4:58 p.m. CEST, 0.26 percent above the Xetra close of October 26, 2026 at EUR 97.20. It was 15.71 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 115.60.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Knorr-Bremse stock.
Knorr-Bremse stock at a glance
- Company: Knorr-Bremse Aktiengesellschaft
- ISIN: DE000KBX1006
- Ticker: KBX
- Primary exchange: Xetra
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 27, 2026, 4:58 p.m. CEST): EUR 97.45
- Change versus Xetra close: plus 0.26 percent
- Xetra close (October 26, 2026): EUR 97.20
- Market capitalization: EUR 15.7 billion (as of October 27, 2026)
- 52-week range: EUR 77.50-EUR 115.60 (as of October 27, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Heavy Machinery and Vehicles
Market context: Market report DAX.
