FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Smiths Group / 21 October 2026

Smiths Group (SMIN): news on Wednesday 21 October 2026

+5.5 positive

Coverage was led by Berenberg raising its price target on Smiths, which leans positive. Smaller stories covered the company reshaping itself after two disposals and extra funding for the Smiths Foundation.

What drove it

Berenberg target raise
twin disposals
Smiths Foundation funding

The 3 stories

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

+9.7 Berenberg raises target for Smiths stock from GBp 3,000.00 to GBp 3,200.00 - ad-hoc-news.de ad-hoc-news.de
Berenberg raised its price target, a positive analyst view.
+3.0 Smiths announces additional £18.51m of funding for Smiths Foundation Smiths Group
Additional foundation funding is mildly positive for reputation.
+2.0 FTSE 100 Smiths (LSE:SMIN) Reshapes After Twin Disposals Kalkine Media
Coverage of Smiths reshaping its portfolio after two disposals; broadly neutral.

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