Rightmove Extends Share Buy-Back With New 260,000-Share Purchase

Meet Samuel – Your Personal Investing ProphetStart a conversation with TipRanks’ trusted, data-backed investment intelligence Ask Samuel about stocks, your portfolio, or the market and get instant, personalized insights in secondsRightmove ( (GB:RMV) ) has issued an update. Rightmove has continued its long-running capital return strategy with the repurchase of 260,000 ordinary shares on 22 May 2026 at a volume-weighted average price of 410.452p, with the shares to be cancelled. The transaction, executed via UBS AG’s London branch and equal to 0.0347% of prior voting rights, takes the total bought back since the programme began in 2007 to 558.7 million shares, leaving 749.7 million shares in issue and signalling ongoing commitment to shareholder returns and earnings-per-share enhancement. By shrinking its free float while maintaining a sizable treasury position of 10.6 million shares, Rightmove reinforces a disciplined balance sheet strategy that can support share-based incentives and future corporate flexibility. The sustained buy-back activity underlines management’s confidence in the company’s cash generation and competitive position in the U.K. property portal market, and continues to concentrate ownership for remaining shareholders. The most recent analyst rating on (GB:RMV) stock is a Sell with a £4.55 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Rightmove stock, see the GB:RMV Stock Forecast page. Spark’s Take on RMV Stock According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, RMV is a Outperform. The score is driven primarily by outstanding financial performance (high margins, strong free cash flow, low leverage) and a supportive earnings outlook with continued capital returns. These positives are tempered by weak technical trends (below key longer-term moving averages with negative MACD) and only moderate valuation support (P/E ~15.9, ~2.27% yield). To see Spark’s full report on RMV stock, click here. More about Rightmove Rightmove plc is a U.K.-listed online property portal that connects estate agents, developers, landlords and home-seekers, providing property listings, market data and digital advertising services focused on the British housing market. The platform plays a central role in the country’s residential real estate search and marketing ecosystem, making its capital allocation moves closely watched by investors. Average Trading Volume: 4,347,514 Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell Current Market Cap: £3.13B See more data about RMV stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.