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Essity AB ( ($SE:ESSITY.B) ) has issued an announcement.
Essity has continued executing its SEK 3bn share buyback program, repurchasing 170,916 Class B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm between January 26 and 30, 2026, for a total of about SEK 43.8m at an average price of SEK 256.41 per share. The purchases, carried out by BofA Securities Europe on Essity’s behalf and financed with cash flow from ongoing operations after the ordinary dividend, lift the company’s treasury stock to 11,039,781 Class B shares out of 693,054,489 total shares, underscoring Essity’s intention to make buybacks a recurring component of its capital allocation strategy and potentially enhancing shareholder value by reducing the free float over time.
The most recent analyst rating on ($SE:ESSITY.B) stock is a Hold with a SEK274.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Essity AB stock, see the SE:ESSITY.B Stock Forecast page.
More about Essity AB
Essity is a global leading hygiene and health company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, whose products, solutions and services are used daily by about a billion people in some 150 countries. It focuses on branded incontinence, tissue, feminine care and related hygiene products sold under global brands such as TENA and Tork, and other strong regional brands, generating net sales of about SEK 138bn with 36,000 employees and a listing on Nasdaq Stockholm.
YTD Price Performance: -0.75%
Average Trading Volume: 1,389,764
Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy
Current Market Cap: SEK181.4B
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