Barclays retains Sell rating and EUR 2.60 target for Nexi stock

Published on 10/15/2026 at 11:16 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Barclays retained a Sell rating and EUR 2.60 target on October 2, 2026. Nexi stock costs EUR 4.31 on October 15, 2026, 10.21 percent below EUR 4.80.

Target and reporting date

Barclays retained a Sell rating and EUR 2.60 target on October 2, 2026.
Nexi reported EUR 3.583 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2025.
Nexi stock trades at EUR 4.31 at 11:09 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026.

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Nexi S.p.A. (ISIN IT0005366767) was trading at EUR 4.31 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 11:09 a.m. CEST, while Barclays retained a Sell rating and a EUR 2.60 price target in a note dated October 2, 2026. The target is 39.67 percent below the Lang & Schwarz price. According to The Globe and Mail, the analyst also cited a consensus Hold view with an average target of EUR 4.24.

Why the target matters

The bearish target contrasts with Nexi's reported operating scale. Its investor-relations page lists EUR 3.583 billion of revenue, EUR 1.901 billion of EBITDA and a 53.1 percent EBITDA margin for fiscal year 2025. It also lists EUR 806 million of excess cash for that year, giving investors a quantified measure of the company's cash-generation capacity. These figures come from Nexi.

Goldman Sachs used a less negative framework in its October 1, 2026 preview of Nexi's third-quarter results. The firm reiterated a Neutral rating and EUR 4.00 target, while forecasting 1.1 percent year-over-year total revenue growth for the third quarter and 1.3 percent for fiscal year 2026. Finvaulta attributed the view to Goldman Sachs.

What dates come next

Nexi's investor-relations page lists a 9M26 results presentation and conference call for November 5, 2026. A separate company profile lists November 4, 2026 as the next reporting date, so the two published calendars differ by one day. Simply Wall St identifies the November 4 date.

Stock stays below its yearly high

The Lang & Schwarz price of EUR 4.31 is 10.21 percent below Nexi's EUR 4.80 52-week high and is supported by a market capitalization of EUR 5.1 billion as of October 15, 2026. The finance profile identifies Nexi as a technology company in software infrastructure, while Global Banking and Finance identifies NEXI.MI on Borsa Italiana and confirms ISIN IT0005366767. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Nexi stock.