Ferrovial stock trades near its 52-week low after I-24 concerns

Published on 10/07/2026 at 13:04 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

J.P. Morgan cut Ferrovial's target to EUR 50 from EUR 65 on October 6, 2026, citing I-24 project risks. First-half adjusted EBITDA rose 21.6 percent to EUR 746 million.

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Ferrovial stock (ISIN NL0015001FS8) was last at USD 51.46 on Nasdaq on October 6, 2026, only 1.4 percent above its USD 50.76 52-week low. The market backdrop remains tied to the company's large Tennessee highway concession and the scrutiny surrounding its economics.

J.P. Morgan cuts its target

According to Investing.com on October 6, 2026, J.P. Morgan downgraded Ferrovial from Overweight to Neutral and reduced its price target from EUR 65 to EUR 50. The bank cited higher cost-of-capital assumptions and concerns about the gap between Ferrovial's I-24 bid and competing offers.

The I-24 Southeast Choice Lanes project has a fixed-price construction contract worth USD 9.2 billion over eight years, while Ferrovial owns 65 percent of the project, according to Yahoo Finance. The same report said financial close is expected in Q2/2027, making financing and construction execution the next measurable milestones.

Profit quality matters more

Ferrovial's first-half 2026 operating picture was mixed. Adjusted EBITDA increased 21.6 percent on a like-for-like basis to EUR 746 million, while net profit declined to EUR 258 million from EUR 540 million in the first half of 2025, as reported by Yahoo Finance. The comparison is affected by asset-sale gains in the prior-year period, but it still places greater weight on recurring operating performance.

The construction order book reached EUR 18 billion, and North America represented 47.9 percent of that backlog in the same first-half review. Construction adjusted EBIT was 3.5 percent of revenue, leaving project cost control as a central issue for the I-24 investment case.

Nasdaq stock stays near yearly low

Ferrovial's Nasdaq quote had a day range of USD 50.76 to USD 51.72 on October 6, 2026, with volume of 2,483,903 shares. Its market capitalization was USD 37.3 billion on that date, while the 52-week range stretched from USD 50.76 to USD 74.79.

MarketBeat reported a Hold consensus based on seven Hold, two Buy and one Sell rating, with an average price target of USD 70.47. That target lies 37.0 percent above the USD 51.46 reference price, although the consensus is separate from J.P. Morgan's EUR 50 target.

Upcoming results set the next test

Ferrovial's next scheduled milestones are the 9M 2026 results release for 407 ETR on October 21, 2026, Ferrovial's 9M 2026 results release on October 27, 2026, and the related conference call on October 28, 2026, according to Ferrovial. Those dates will give investors a fresh read on traffic, cash generation and progress toward the Tennessee project close.