Broker cuts target for Suntory Beverage & Food stock to JPY 6,000

Published on 10/25/2026 at 00:02 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

A US brokerage kept Overweight on October 9, 2026 and cut its target to JPY 6,000. Suntory Beverage & Food stock heads to November 11 results.

Analyst view and earnings calendar

A US brokerage kept its Overweight rating and cut the target to JPY 6,000 on October 9, 2026.
Second-quarter 2026 revenue reached JPY 493.01 billion against a JPY 485.74 billion forecast.
Suntory Beverage & Food will publish third-quarter 2026 results on November 11, 2026.

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Suntory Beverage & Food (JP3336560002) faces a lower analyst target after a US brokerage kept its Overweight rating on October 9, 2026 but cut the target from JPY 6,250 to JPY 6,000, as Yahoo Finance reported on October 13, 2026. The change puts earnings execution and valuation side by side for investors.

The target cut sets the tone

The latest reported quarter still showed expansion. Suntory Beverage & Food generated JPY 493.01 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2026, compared with a JPY 485.74 billion forecast, while net income reached JPY 27.16 billion. The figures and the forecast are reported by Investing.com.

Profitability remains the counterweight. Second-quarter profit margin was 5.5 percent, down from 5.8 percent in the comparable quarter, while earnings per share rose to JPY 87.88 from JPY 83.24, according to Simply Wall St.

Three dated signals for investors

On August 6, 2026, the company released second-quarter results with JPY 493.01 billion in revenue. On October 1, 2026, Suntory Beverage & Food launched the MEGA NOPE 1.5-liter product after the NOPE line passed 100 million shipped bottles in 150 days, according to the Suntory Beverage & Food release. On October 9, 2026, the brokerage kept Overweight and lowered its target to JPY 6,000.

What does the next report answer?

The next report will show whether revenue growth can translate into a wider margin. Suntory Beverage & Food has scheduled its third-quarter 2026 financial results for November 11, 2026, according to the company's investor-relations calendar. A second dated distribution event is the December 29, 2026 ex-date for the JPY 60.00 interim dividend, as listed by Simply Wall St.

Tokyo close provides the market reference

Suntory Beverage & Food closed at JPY 4,843 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 23, 2026. The gap between that close and the JPY 6,000 analyst target leaves the market focused on the next margin update. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Suntory Beverage and Food stock.