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Balfour Beatty Continues Share Buyback, Tightening Free Float and Updating Voting Rights

Story Highlights
  • Balfour Beatty repurchased 70,000 shares on 14 January 2026 under its ongoing buyback programme.
  • Total buybacks now reach 557,551 treasury shares, reducing free float to 492,291,033 voting shares.
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Balfour Beatty Continues Share Buyback, Tightening Free Float and Updating Voting Rights

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Balfour Beatty ( (GB:BBY) ) has provided an update.

Balfour Beatty has continued executing its recently launched share buyback programme, repurchasing 70,000 ordinary shares on 14 January 2026 at a volume-weighted average price of 713.5290 pence, with all repurchased shares to be held in treasury. Following this latest transaction, the company has bought back a total of 557,551 shares under the programme, all held in treasury without voting rights, leaving 492,291,033 ordinary shares in issue and constituting the revised denominator for investors’ disclosure obligations under the UK’s regulatory transparency rules.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:BBY) stock is a Buy with a £800.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Balfour Beatty stock, see the GB:BBY Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:BBY Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:BBY is a Outperform.

Balfour Beatty’s strong financial performance and positive technical indicators are the most significant factors driving its stock score. The company’s strategic share buyback program and positive earnings call further enhance its market perception. However, the relatively high P/E ratio suggests caution regarding valuation.

To see Spark’s full report on GB:BBY stock, click here.

More about Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group employing around 27,000 people and focused on financing, developing, building, maintaining and operating complex, critical infrastructure that underpins national economies and local communities. With a century-long track record delivering landmark projects worldwide, its portfolio includes major schemes such as the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in the UK, the Lyric Theatre in Hong Kong, and the Automated People Mover superstructure at Los Angeles International Airport.

Average Trading Volume: 1,110,861

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £3.53B

See more insights into BBY stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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