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Balfour Beatty ( (GB:BBY) ) has issued an announcement.
Balfour Beatty has continued its ongoing share buyback programme, repurchasing 65,000 ordinary shares on 17 February 2026 at a volume-weighted average price of about 770.49 pence, with the shares to be held in treasury. Following this latest transaction, the company has bought back a total of 2,219,039 shares under the programme, leaving 490,629,545 ordinary shares in issue and voting rights outstanding, a figure that will be used as the benchmark for shareholder disclosure obligations under FCA rules.
The repurchased shares are the only ones held in treasury by Balfour Beatty and carry no voting rights, effectively concentrating ownership among remaining shareholders. The transactions, executed across the London Stock Exchange, Chi-X and BATS venues via Deutsche Numis, underline the group’s ongoing capital management strategy and may signal confidence in its valuation while incrementally increasing earnings and net asset value per share for continuing investors.
The most recent analyst rating on (GB:BBY) stock is a Hold with a £781.00 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 with 27,000 employees that finances, develops, builds, maintains and operates complex, critical assets supporting national economies. The company delivers major projects in sectors such as energy, transport and social infrastructure, including Hinkley Point C in the U.K., the Lyric Theatre in Hong Kong and the Automated People Mover at Los Angeles International Airport.
Average Trading Volume: 1,254,072
Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy
Current Market Cap: £3.71B
See more data about BBY stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.