Bernstein lifts target for Continental stock to EUR 82.00

Published on 10/13/2026 at 15:00 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results are due November 4, 2026. Continental stock costs EUR 69.77 on October 13, 2026, up 1.71 percent versus the Xetra close.

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Bernstein Research upgraded Continental from Market-Perform to Outperform and raised its target from EUR 74.00 to EUR 82.00 in its October 7, 2026 study, according to Boerse.de. At Lang & Schwarz, Continental stock was trading at EUR 69.77 on October 13, 2026 at 2:48 p.m. CEST, up 1.71 percent versus the Xetra close of October 12, 2026 at EUR 68.60.

Second-quarter earnings set the baseline

Continental's second-quarter results provide the latest operating reference point. Group sales came in at EUR 4.40 billion, while adjusted EBIT reached EUR 570.00 million and the adjusted EBIT margin was 12.90 percent in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Yahoo Finance transcript. The company had reported an adjusted EBIT margin of 9.60 percent for the comparable quarter, making the 12.90 percent result a 3.30 percentage-point improvement.

Stock remains below its yearly high

The EUR 69.77 quote sits within a 52-week range of EUR 53.10 to EUR 77.50 as of October 13, 2026. It is 9.97 percent below the yearly high and 31.39 percent above the yearly low. Trading volume was 82,227 shares at 2:43 p.m. CEST, compared with an average volume of 415,949 shares.

Valuation and November date

Continental's market capitalization was EUR 14.0 billion as of October 13, 2026. The price-to-earnings ratio was -52.53 and the dividend yield was 0.04 percent. Bernstein's EUR 82.00 target lies 17.53 percent above the Lang & Schwarz price, using the same euro currency.

Continental's investor-relations calendar sets November 4, 2026 for the quarterly update and the third-quarter results, according to the Continental investor-relations page. That date gives the market its next scheduled operating checkpoint.

Comparison with peers

Continental (Xetra, EUR): plus 1.71 percent, price-to-earnings ratio -52.53, market capitalization EUR 14.0 billion

Michelin (Euronext Paris, EUR): plus 1.11 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 14.82, market capitalization EUR 22.8 billion

Pirelli (Borsa Italiana, EUR): plus 0.53 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 13.31, market capitalization EUR 7.2 billion

Price stays below the yearly peak

The current Lang & Schwarz quote was EUR 69.77 on October 13, 2026 at 2:48 p.m. CEST, plus 1.71 percent versus the Xetra close of October 12, 2026 at EUR 68.60. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Continental stock.