Balfour Beatty Expands Share Buyback, Updates Voting Share Count

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

Balfour Beatty has continued its ongoing share buyback programme, repurchasing 70,000 ordinary shares on 16 March 2026 at prices between 748 pence and 760 pence, with a volume-weighted average price of 757.4904 pence. The shares were acquired via Deutsche Bank’s Deutsche Numis unit across the London Stock Exchange, Chi-X and BATS venues and will be held in treasury.

Following this latest transaction, Balfour Beatty now has 489,504,545 ordinary shares in issue excluding treasury shares, and a total of 3,344,039 shares held in treasury with no voting rights attached. The updated share count sets the new denominator for investors’ disclosure calculations under FCA transparency rules, clarifying the company’s capital structure for shareholders and the market.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:BBY) stock is a Buy with a £845.00 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 employing around 27,000 people to finance, develop, build, maintain and operate complex, critical assets that support national economies and local communities. The company has a more than 100-year track record delivering major projects worldwide, including the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in the UK, the Lyric Theatre in Hong Kong and the Automated People Mover at Los Angeles International Airport.

Average Trading Volume: 1,241,325

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £3.61B

For detailed information about BBY stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.