Wienerberger Draws Lower Price Targets and a Trimmed UBS Stake Ahead of November Update
Published on 10/26/2026 at 17:10 | Editorial boerse-global.de
Two separate signals landed on Wienerberger this week, and neither points to a quick turnaround. UBS Group AG disclosed on Friday that its voting stake in the Austrian brickmaker had slipped from 4.49% to 4.20%, with the threshold date given as Wednesday. The notification splits the position into 0.55% held through shares and 3.65% through financial instruments — meaning the bulk of the Swiss bank's exposure runs through derivatives rather than direct equity. The filing marks a step down from a previous disclosure roughly two weeks earlier, when UBS had reported an increase in its holding.
On the research side, both UBS and On Field Investment Research have cut their price targets, though their recommendations remain poles apart. On Field stays neutral on the stock; UBS keeps a sell rating. Neither house carries a buy call. UBS attributed the lower target chiefly to reduced estimates following Wienerberger's profit warning.
Guidance Cut Traced to Housing and Input Costs
The warning itself rests on two pressures. Wienerberger lowered its full-year 2026 EBITDA forecast to EUR 640–650 million, citing persistently weak demand and higher costs for energy, raw materials and logistics. Since late August, those three input categories have become noticeably more expensive, according to the company.
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Residential construction in the UK, the US and Canada is where the demand weakness bites hardest. Wienerberger has responded by accelerating its cost-optimization program and launching a strategic review.
For the third quarter of 2026, management guided toward revenue of roughly EUR 1.2–1.3 billion and operating EBITDA of about EUR 170–180 million. Those figures are company expectations published alongside the guidance cut — not reported quarterly results.
November 12 Looms Large
Investors will get the first hard numbers on November 12, 2026, when Wienerberger releases results for the first three quarters. The same day brings an update on the strategic review and the stepped-up cost measures, giving shareholders a read on how far the already-launched initiatives have progressed alongside the earnings figures.
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