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Imperial Brands (IMB): news on Wednesday 28 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, 28 October 2026.
Tone of the day
What the score means. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Why it scored this way
The only relevant coverage was a Jefferies cut to its price target for Imperial Brands, from 3,500p to 2,700p. That sizeable reduction gives the day a negative lean.
What drove it
- Jefferies target cut
- analyst downgrade
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 22 Oct | +5.0 | 1 |
| Fri 23 Oct | −0.7 | 2 |
| Mon 26 Oct | −6.7 | 2 |
| Wed 28 Oct | −7.7 | 1 |
1 story · 1 headline · strongest first
Consumer staples on 28 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies lowers price target on Imperial Brands to 2,700p −7.71 headline today · 12 in all, since 20 October · Jefferies lowered its Imperial Brands target from 3,500p to 2,700p. | ||
| −7.7 | Broker sharply lowered its price target, signalling weaker expectations for the shares. | |
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