Lufthansa stock: J.P. Morgan keeps EUR 7.00 target for Lufthansa stock

Published on 10/23/2026 at 15:51 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Q2 adjusted EBIT fell 56.00 percent to EUR 383.00 million. Lufthansa stock costs EUR 6.99 on October 23, 2026, down 1.83 percent versus Xetra close.

Analyst target and earnings

J.P. Morgan maintained a Hold rating and EUR 7.00 target on October 21, 2026.
Second-quarter adjusted EBIT fell to EUR 383.00 million from EUR 870.00 million.
Lufthansa stock costs EUR 6.99 at Lang & Schwarz on October 23, 2026 at 3:37 p.m. CEST, 1.83 percent below the Xetra close of October 22, 2026.
Lufthansa's next interim report is scheduled for November 3, 2026.

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Lufthansa (ISIN DE0008232125) remains rated Hold by J.P. Morgan, which maintained a EUR 7.00 price target in a report dated October 21, 2026, according to Markets Insider. The target is 0.14 percent above the EUR 6.99 price at Lang & Schwarz on October 23, 2026 at 3:37 p.m. CEST, while the stock was 1.83 percent below the Xetra close of October 22, 2026.

Earnings pressure remains visible

Lufthansa's second-quarter 2026 adjusted EBIT fell to EUR 383.00 million from EUR 870.00 million a year earlier, a decline of 56.00 percent. The adjusted operating margin dropped to 3.40 percent from 8.40 percent, according to MS Aktuell in a report dated September 25, 2026.

Revenue still rose 8.00 percent to EUR 11.14 billion in the second quarter of 2026. The contrast between higher sales and lower operating profit leaves fuel costs, labor expenses and execution central to the next earnings update.

Stock sits above its yearly low

At EUR 6.99, Lufthansa stock stood 4.02 percent above its 52-week low of EUR 6.72 and 32.07 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 10.29 on October 23, 2026. The market capitalization was EUR 8.4 billion, and trading volume reached 1,661,222 shares at the quoted time.

Next report arrives November 3

Lufthansa's next interim report is scheduled for November 3, 2026, according to Aero Haber in an article dated October 4, 2026. That date will provide the next reported comparison for revenue, adjusted EBIT and the group's full-year outlook.

The analyst target and the earnings trend point to two different reference points for investors. J.P. Morgan's EUR 7.00 target is only 0.14 percent above the current euro price, while second-quarter adjusted EBIT was EUR 487.00 million below the prior-year result.

Price remains close to the low

Lufthansa stock was trading at EUR 6.99 at Lang & Schwarz on October 23, 2026 at 3:37 p.m. CEST, down 1.83 percent versus the Xetra close of October 22, 2026 at EUR 7.12. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Lufthansa stock.