Helios Towers Cancels Newly Repurchased Shares Under Ongoing Buyback

Helios Towers ( (GB:HTWS) ) has shared an announcement.

Helios Towers plc has repurchased 101,573 of its ordinary shares on 19 January 2026 as part of its ongoing share buyback programme initiated in November 2025, paying a volume-weighted average price of 164.3405 pence per share via Merrill Lynch International across several trading venues. The company plans to cancel all the repurchased shares, reducing its total shares in issue to 1,042,822,144, a move that marginally enhances earnings per share and may signal management’s confidence in the company’s valuation, while also updating the denominator used by investors for regulatory disclosure calculations under UK transparency rules.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:HTWS) stock is a Hold with a £169.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Helios Towers stock, see the GB:HTWS Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:HTWS Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:HTWS is a Neutral.

Helios Towers’ stock score is primarily driven by positive technical indicators and a robust share buyback program, which enhance shareholder value. However, the high leverage and negative revenue growth rate are significant concerns. The valuation is relatively high, which may deter some investors.

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

More about Helios Towers

Helios Towers plc is a telecoms infrastructure company that owns, operates and builds telecommunications towers and related passive infrastructure, primarily serving mobile network operators across emerging markets. The group’s business model is focused on providing shared tower infrastructure to support mobile connectivity and data growth, typically under long-term contracts, with its shares listed on the London Stock Exchange.

YTD Price Performance: 0.36%

Average Trading Volume: 2,237,151

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £1.7B

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