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Imperial Brands ( (GB:IMB) ) has provided an announcement.
Imperial Brands has continued executing its £1.45 billion share repurchase programme by buying back 494,376 ordinary shares on 7 January 2026 at an average price of 3,014.31 pence per share, with all shares acquired via Morgan Stanley on the London Stock Exchange. These shares will be cancelled, reducing the company’s issued share capital to 794,251,814 ordinary shares and slightly increasing existing shareholders’ proportional ownership, while providing an updated share count for investors and other stakeholders to use in regulatory disclosure calculations.
The most recent analyst rating on (GB:IMB) stock is a Buy with a £3650.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Imperial Brands stock, see the GB:IMB Stock Forecast page.
Spark’s Take on GB:IMB Stock
According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:IMB is a Outperform.
Imperial Brands scores well due to strong earnings call performance and positive technical indicators. Financial performance is stable but requires careful management of debt and cash flow. The attractive valuation further supports the stock’s potential, despite some regulatory challenges.
To see Spark’s full report on GB:IMB stock, click here.
More about Imperial Brands
Imperial Brands is a UK-listed tobacco and nicotine products company, best known for manufacturing and selling cigarettes and next-generation nicotine products across global markets. It operates in a highly regulated industry and is a constituent of the London Stock Exchange, where its ordinary shares are publicly traded.
Average Trading Volume: 1,864,359
Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy
Current Market Cap: £24.14B
For a thorough assessment of IMB stock, go to TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.