OHB shares rise 7.5% to 206 euros on climate project
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Shares in German space technology company OHB rose 7.5% to 206 euros in Xetra trading on 19 October 2026, according to Investing.com, which linked the gain to the launch of a project to study climate tipping points. The website described the launch of the "EO4TIP" project as "the main catalyst for today's move". The stock rose in a session marked by weakness in European equities, while Germany's DAX index fell about 0.7% during trading. On analyst ratings, the coverage table published by the company lists a buy recommendation from Berenberg Bank dated 25 September 2026. The bank set a price target of 358.00 euros per share, according to the table published in the company's investor information.
OHB is collaborating on the climate study with the Alfred Wegener Institute and the University of Exeter, according to the company's statement on the launch of the European Space Agency-linked project. The study runs for 2 years and focuses on 4 processes related to climate tipping points. It aims to identify the observation data most important for tracking these processes as part of the project's work on monitoring tipping points. Its remit also includes identifying existing gaps in observations and cataloguing the data needed to track the climate processes under investigation. The study is expected to produce recommendations for future Earth observation missions and monitoring services, according to the objectives the company announced at its launch with its scientific partners.
In another strand of its work with the European Space Agency, the company said the agency had awarded it studies for the "OASIS" lunar surface infrastructure project. The platform aims to provide essential services for multiple payloads, including power supplies, communications and data storage, according to OHB's statement on the project. As prime contractor for these studies, the company is responsible for developing the platform's overall system concept. It is working with its partners on system requirements and the preliminary design phase, according to the allocation of responsibilities set out in the statement. The platform's planned services combine power, communications and data storage to support payloads on the lunar surface, while the company's stated role focuses on studies, the overall concept and design requirements.
On financial results, OHB reported a 31% increase in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation in the first half of 2026 to 60.4 million euros. Comparable earnings were 45.9 million euros in the first half of 2025, according to the company's results statement. The order backlog following the end of the first half of fiscal 2026 rose to about 3,304 million euros, compared with 3,067 million euros a year earlier. In an operational development announced in October 2026, deployment of the "Eaglet II" constellation under the "IRIDE" programme was completed following the launch of the third and final batch of 8 satellites built by the group's Italian subsidiary. This completed deployment of the constellation, whose planned final configuration comprises 24 satellites, according to OHB's statement on the final launch.
In the background to the share move, OHB had announced the completion of a 484 million euro capital increase in its August 2026 statement on joining the SDAX index. The free float stood at about 18% following the transaction, according to the details the company provided on its ownership structure after the capital increase. The Fuchs family remained the company's majority shareholder, with a stake exceeding 60%, according to the same statement. On membership of German stock market indices, the company subsequently joined the TecDAX on 21 September 2026. OHB replaced Cancom in the index, according to its announcement on joining, following the announcement of the capital increase and the updated free float in August.
OHB said the net proceeds from the capital increase were earmarked for expanding manufacturing capacity among the uses it specified for the funds raised. These uses include pursuing merger and acquisition opportunities, according to the company's statement outlining how the proceeds would be deployed. The company also intends to invest in launch vehicles and facilities, as well as various future programmes, according to the plans set out in the statement. On its upcoming financial reporting schedule, the company set a date to announce results for the 9 months of fiscal 2026, the period following its reported first-half results. The results are scheduled for publication, with an accompanying earnings call, on 12 November 2026, according to OHB's published investor relations calendar.