FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Land Securities / 6 October 2026

Land Securities (LAND): news on Tuesday 6 October 2026

+5.5 positive

Coverage centred on Landsec's £516m Metrocentre acquisition and the £500 million equity issue funding it. Sentiment leans positive as Deutsche Bank and others raised price targets and executives increased their shareholdings.

What drove it

Metrocentre acquisition
equity placing
price target upgrades

The 9 stories

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

+8.7 Deutsche Bank lifts Landsec price target on Metrocentre acquisition Sharecast.com
Deutsche Bank raises target on Metrocentre deal.
+7.5 Land Securities Group (LON:LAND) Price Target Raised to GBX 750 MarketBeat
Price target raised to 750p.
+5.8 Landsec Strikes £516m Metrocentre Deal as Major Retail Investment Accelerates Trending Now Infrastructure
£516m Metrocentre deal expands retail investment.
+3.7 Land Securities Executives Increase Shareholdings in REIT TipRanks
Executives buying shares signals confidence in the company.
+3.3 Landsec Prices £500 Million Equity Issue to Help Fund Metrocentre Deal finchannel
Equity raise funds major acquisition; dilutive but supports growth strategy.
+3.0 Landsec completes acquisition of cold storage property near Helsinki Prop News Time
Completed cold storage acquisition near Helsinki; modest expansion.
+3.0 Will its Metrocentre purchase and share placing reshape FTSE 100 landlord Landsec's (LSE:LAND) retail portfolio this week? Kalkine Media
Discusses Metrocentre purchase and placing reshaping retail portfolio.
+2.5 REG - Land Sec. Group PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding TradingView
Director share purchase notice, mildly positive.
+0.8 Land Securities Expands Listed Share Capital With New LSE Admission TipRanks
Share admission following placing; largely procedural.

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