FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Kingfisher / 1 October 2026

Kingfisher (KGF): news on Thursday 1 October 2026

+8.0 strongly positive

Coverage focused on Kingfisher's share price rising, helped by a stronger profit outlook. Barclays also raised its price target while keeping an Equalweight rating.

What drove it

stronger profit outlook
share price rise
Barclays price target

The 3 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

+10.0 How Did FTSE 100 Retailer Kingfisher (LSE:KGF) Rally This Week On A Stronger Profit Outlook? Kalkine Media
Shares rallied on a stronger profit outlook.
+6.3 Barclays Lifts Kingfisher plc PT, Affirms Equalweight Rating marketscreener.com
Barclays raised price target, though rating stays Equalweight.
+5.3 Kingfisher rises Wednesday, outperforms market MarketWatch
Share price rose and beat the market.

Kingfisher: every day · Retail on 1 October 2026 · FTSE 100 overview for the day