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Barclays, Goldman and UBS revise price targets on UK stocks

Investment banks updated their recommendations on UK stocks, with Barclays, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and others changing price targets, per dpa-AFX.

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what happened

According to dpa-AFX, as of 11:00 a.m. on October 23, 2026, several investment banks revised their recommendations on British companies. Barclays cut its target for Lancashire to 530 pence from 560 and moved the stock to underweight, and also lowered targets for Legal & General, M&G and Prudential. The bank raised its targets for Aviva, Hiscox, Pearson and RELX.

Goldman Sachs lifted its London Stock Exchange target to 13770 pence from 13420, while JPMorgan raised its to 11000 pence from 10600. Oddo BHF increased its BP target to 640 pence from 620, and Deutsche Bank and UBS adjusted their views on Inchcape, Renishaw and Sainsbury in both directions.

why it matters

Summaries like this show how analysts are adjusting valuations of individual shares. Single target changes rarely move the broader market, but together they reflect sentiment across UK insurance, financial and industrial stocks.

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instruments

LancashireLegal & GeneralPrudentialAvivaLondon Stock ExchangeBP

sources

  1. dpa-AFX Overview: Analyst recommendations on U.K. stocks — TradingView, 23 October 2026 at 09:15 UTC

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