RBC keeps GBp 2,200.00 target for BAE Systems stock

Published on 10/13/2026 at 13:58 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The interim dividend is GBp 15.00. BAE Systems stock costs EUR 22.26 on October 13, 2026, minus 0.18 percent versus the Xetra close.

RBC Capital maintained a Hold rating and a GBp 2,200.00 target for BAE Systems on October 9, 2026.
The interim dividend is GBp 15.00, with October 22, 2026 as the ex-dividend date.
BAE Systems stock costs EUR 22.26 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 1:47 p.m. CEST, minus 0.18 percent versus the Xetra close of October 12, 2026, and sits 18.85 percent below its 52-week high.
The stock has a price to earnings ratio of 26.86 and a market capitalization of EUR 65.2 billion as of October 13, 2026.

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RBC Capital maintained a Hold rating for BAE Systems and set a GBp 2,200.00 price target in a report released on October 9, 2026, according to Markets Insider. The target was 18.28 percent above the GBp 1,860.00 closing price cited in the report. BAE Systems was trading at EUR 22.26 at Lang & Schwarz on October 13, 2026 at 1:47 p.m. CEST, minus 0.18 percent versus the Xetra close of October 12, 2026 at EUR 22.30.

Dividend date is October 22

Simply Wall St lists an interim dividend of GBp 15.00 per share and an ex-dividend date of October 22, 2026. The payment date is December 2, 2026, giving the stock a defined income-related calendar event alongside the analyst target.

Stock remains below its yearly high

The Lang & Schwarz price sits within a EUR 18.05 to EUR 27.43 52-week range on October 13, 2026. At EUR 22.26, the stock is 18.85 percent below the high and 23.32 percent above the low, calculated in euros against the same range.

The current market capitalization is EUR 65.2 billion and the price to earnings ratio is 26.86, both as of October 13, 2026. The 52-week placement gives the daily move a broader frame: the stock is below its annual peak but remains above the lower end of its range.

Comparison with peers

BAE Systems: minus 0.18 percent, price to earnings ratio 26.86, market capitalization EUR 65.2 billion.
QinetiQ (LSE, GBp): minus 0.99 percent, price to earnings ratio 23.23.
Rolls-Royce Holdings (LSE, GBp): minus 1.81 percent, price to earnings ratio 38.09.

Price position and valuation

BAE Systems combines a dated analyst target with a measurable range discount. RBC Capital's GBp 2,200.00 target is 18.28 percent above the GBp 1,860.00 closing price used in its October 9, 2026 report, while the euro quote remains 18.85 percent below its 52-week high.

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