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Smiths Group (SMIN): news on Saturday 24 October 2026
News from the 24 hours to Saturday morning, 24 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
Coverage centred on Berenberg raising its price target for Smiths to 3,200p, which leans positive. An insider share sale was also reported but is a smaller part of the story.
What drove it
- Berenberg target upgrade
- insider share sale
Around this day
| Day | Tone | Headlines |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 19 Oct | +9.2 | 4 |
| Tue 20 Oct | +6.7 | 2 |
| Wed 21 Oct | +5.5 | 3 |
| Thu 22 Oct | +9.7 | 1 |
| Fri 23 Oct | +3.0 | 1 |
| Sat 24 Oct | +7.0 | 1 |
1 story · 1 headline · strongest first
Industrials and support services on 24 OctoberFTSE 100 that day| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way | |
|---|---|---|
| Berenberg raises Smiths target to 3,200p +8.61 headline today · 2 in all, since 21 October · Berenberg lifted its Smiths target to 3,200p and an insider sold 26,686 shares. | ||
| +7.5 | Berenberg raises target to 3,200p; insider sale is minor offset. | |
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