Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) Receives “Neutral” Rating from Royal Bank Of Canada

Posted by Stanley Muller on May 15th, 2026

Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT – Get Free Report)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reissued by investment analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada in a research note issued on Friday,London Stock Exchange reports. They presently have a GBX 6,200 price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s target price points to a potential upside of 35.70% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on RKT. Citigroup reduced their price target on Reckitt Benckiser Group from GBX 7,000 to GBX 6,200 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 5,600 price objective on shares of Reckitt Benckiser Group in a report on Tuesday. Berenberg Bank cut their target price on Reckitt Benckiser Group from GBX 7,000 to GBX 6,200 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on Reckitt Benckiser Group from GBX 5,460 to GBX 5,430 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 6,204.29.

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Reckitt Benckiser Group Stock Up 0.5%

RKT stock traded up GBX 23 during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 4,569. The stock had a trading volume of 69,252,820 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,312,473. Reckitt Benckiser Group has a 1-year low of GBX 4,518 and a 1-year high of GBX 6,522.92. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 108.83. The company has a market capitalization of £29.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.39, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 5,070.88 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 5,709.01.

Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported £122.58 earnings per share for the quarter. Reckitt Benckiser Group had a return on equity of 38.45% and a net margin of 25.23%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Reckitt Benckiser Group will post 331.2110727 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Reckitt Benckiser Group

In related news, insider Kris Licht sold 5,435 shares of Reckitt Benckiser Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 4,753, for a total value of £258,325.55. Insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

About Reckitt Benckiser Group

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At Reckitt, we protect, heal and nurture. We are the company behind some of the world’s best known and most trusted Health and Hygiene consumer brands.

Delivering for a cleaner, healthier world requires strong brands with a global footprint. From Dettol, Lysol, Durex, Finish, Harpic and Vanish, Mucinex, Nurofen, Gaviscon, Veet and Strepsils, consumers love and rely on our brands to care for their families, as they have done for over 200 years.

We use our scientific expertise and deep human understanding to develop solutions to help people improve their lives – that is why over 30 million Reckitt products are sold each day worldwide.

At Reckitt, we’re all making a real difference to people all over the world, every day.