Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Posted by ABMN Staff on Jun 29th, 2026

Shares of Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB – Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 3,433.33.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a GBX 2,700 price target on shares of Imperial Brands in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 3,150 price target on shares of Imperial Brands in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Citigroup reduced their price target on Imperial Brands from GBX 3,650 to GBX 3,550 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,500 price target on shares of Imperial Brands in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,500 price target on shares of Imperial Brands in a research note on Thursday, May 28th.

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Imperial Brands Price Performance

Shares of LON:IMB opened at GBX 2,755 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 2,778.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 3,009.73. The stock has a market cap of £21.27 billion, a PE ratio of 12.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.51 and a beta of 0.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 278.43, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.70. Imperial Brands has a one year low of GBX 2,626 and a one year high of GBX 3,341.

Imperial Brands (LON:IMB – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported GBX 127.70 EPS for the quarter. Imperial Brands had a return on equity of 39.24% and a net margin of 8.96%.The firm had revenue of GBX 1,471.90 billion for the quarter. On average, analysts forecast that Imperial Brands will post 246.5723613 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Imperial Brands

In other Imperial Brands news, insider Alan Johnson purchased 645 shares of Imperial Brands stock in a transaction on Friday, April 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,097 per share, with a total value of £19,975.65. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.