Reckitt Benckiser Buys Back 140,000 Shares, Updates Voting Rights

Reckitt ( (GB:RKT) ) has provided an announcement.

Reckitt Benckiser Group has repurchased 140,000 ordinary shares from Deutsche Bank’s London branch under a previously authorised buyback programme, paying a volume-weighted average price of 5,347.40 pence per share and placing the shares into treasury. Following this transaction, Reckitt now holds 29,902,498 shares in treasury and has 644,103,254 shares in issue, fixing the current total voting rights at that level for shareholders’ disclosure and transparency calculations.

The move marginally reduces the free float and can enhance earnings per share over time, while signalling continued capital returns to shareholders through buybacks rather than distributions such as special dividends. It also clarifies the updated voting rights denominator under FCA rules, providing guidance to investors on when they must report changes in their shareholdings in the company.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:RKT) stock is a Buy with a £6300.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Reckitt stock, see the GB:RKT Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on RKT Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, RKT is a Neutral.

The score is driven primarily by improved financial performance (notably profitability and lower leverage) and supportive valuation (moderate P/E and solid yield). These are tempered by weak technicals (below key moving averages with negative momentum) and earnings-call-flagged near-term pressures on cash flow, leverage, and 2026 margin/EPS visibility.

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More about Reckitt

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc is a global consumer goods company specialising in health, hygiene and home products. The group markets well-known over-the-counter healthcare, cleaning and household brands, competing in fast-moving consumer goods categories across developed and emerging markets.

Average Trading Volume: 2,036,619

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £34.33B

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