--- title: "Shore Capital Group Reiterates Buy Rating for NEXT (LON:NXT)" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294205484.md" description: "Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a 'buy' rating for NEXT (LON:NXT) with a £150 price target, implying a potential downside of 1.02%. This contrasts with Citigroup's recent downgrade to 'neutral' and Berenberg's 'buy' rating at £180. Overall analyst consensus remains 'Hold' with an average target of £141.29. Meanwhile, insider Amy Stirling bought shares, while Jonathan Blanchard sold a significant stake." datetime: "2026-07-29T12:12:23.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/294205484.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294205484.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/294205484.md) --- # Shore Capital Group Reiterates Buy Rating for NEXT (LON:NXT) NEXT (LON:NXT - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Shore Capital Group in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Digital Look reports. They presently have a £150 price target on the stock. Shore Capital Group's target price would suggest a potential downside of 1.02% from the stock's current price. NXT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Citigroup lowered their target price on NEXT from £135.42 to £132 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a £180 price objective on shares of NEXT in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NEXT currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of £141.29. **Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on NXT** ## NEXT Trading Down 0.6% Shares of LON:NXT opened at £151.55 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 108.79, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.76. The stock's 50-day moving average is £141.84 and its 200-day moving average is £134.77. The company has a market cap of £17.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.33, a P/E/G ratio of 5.66 and a beta of 1.04. NEXT has a 52-week low of £112 and a 52-week high of £161.75. ## Insider Buying and Selling In other news, insider Amy Stirling acquired 375 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of £133.06 per share, for a total transaction of £49,897.50. Also, insider Jonathan Blanchard sold 18,012 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of £148.02, for a total value of £2,666,136.24. Insiders own 1.66% of the company's stock. ## NEXT Company Profile (Get Free Report) Founded as a tailoring business in Leeds in 1864 by Joseph Hepworth and Son, today, the company offers clothing, footwear, accessories, beauty and home products to our UK and International customers. NEXT has over 500 stores in the United Kingdom and Eire, and over 180 franchise branches across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The company's main divisions are NEXT Online, NEXT Retail and NEXT Finance. 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