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The latest announcement is out from Balfour Beatty ( (GB:BBY) ).
Balfour Beatty has continued its ongoing share buyback programme, repurchasing 24,823 ordinary shares on 23 March 2026 at prices between 728.5p and 758.0p, with a volume-weighted average of 737.7378p. The shares, bought via Deutsche Numis across the London Stock Exchange and alternative venues, will be held in treasury, reducing the freely traded float.
Following this latest transaction, the company has repurchased a total of 3,658,862 shares under the programme, all held in treasury with no voting rights attached. As a result, Balfour Beatty now has 489,189,722 ordinary shares in issue carrying voting rights, a figure shareholders can use to assess disclosure thresholds and changes in their holdings under FCA transparency rules.
The most recent analyst rating on (GB:BBY) stock is a Buy with a £900.00 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 BBY Stock
According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, BBY is a Outperform.
The score is driven primarily by very strong recent cash generation and steady revenue growth, supported by positive earnings-call indicators (record order book/pipeline and increased shareholder returns). Offsetting factors are structurally thin/compressing margins, higher leverage versus 2022, and mixed technical momentum (negative MACD) alongside execution risks highlighted in U.S. Civils and Infrastructure Investments.
To see Spark’s full report on BBY stock, click here.
More about Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group that finances, develops, builds, maintains and operates complex and critical assets supporting national economies and local communities. With around 27,000 employees and more than a century of history, it delivers major projects worldwide, including UK nuclear facilities, cultural venues in Hong Kong and transport infrastructure at Los Angeles International Airport.
Average Trading Volume: 1,332,574
Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy
Current Market Cap: £3.64B
Find detailed analytics on BBY stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.