Buyback Progress: ING repurchased 2,017,765 shares during the week of December 8-12, 2025, at an average price of €23.14, totaling €46,699,847.60, demonstrating the company's ongoing commitment to optimizing its capital structure.
Total Repurchased Shares: To date, ING has repurchased 13,399,920 shares at an average price of €22.27, amounting to €298,409,814.45, indicating significant progress in executing its buyback program.
Completion Rate: Approximately 27.13% of the maximum total value of the €1.1 billion buyback program has been completed, which is expected to enhance earnings per share and bolster shareholder confidence.
Market Impact: This buyback initiative aims not only to reduce the total number of shares but also to potentially have a positive effect on the stock price, reflecting the company's confidence in its future financial health.
ING
$27.55+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on ING
Wall Street analysts forecast ING stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ING is 30.00 USD with a low forecast of 30.00 USD and a high forecast of 30.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
2 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast ING stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ING is 30.00 USD with a low forecast of 30.00 USD and a high forecast of 30.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
2 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 27.340
Low
30.00
Averages
30.00
High
30.00
Current: 27.340
Low
30.00
Averages
30.00
High
30.00
JPMorgan
Delphine Lee
Overweight
downgrade
2025-12-02
Reason
JPMorgan
Delphine Lee
Price Target
2025-12-02
downgrade
Overweight
Reason
JPMorgan analyst Delphine Lee lowered the firm's price target on ING Groep to EUR 24.80 from EUR 25.40 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares.
Morgan Stanley
NULL -> Overweight
upgrade
2025-11-24
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Price Target
2025-11-24
upgrade
NULL -> Overweight
Reason
Morgan Stanley raised the firm's price target on ING Groep to EUR 27 from EUR 26 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares.
Citi
Shrey Srivastava
Buy
upgrade
2025-11-21
Reason
Citi
Shrey Srivastava
Price Target
2025-11-21
upgrade
Buy
Reason
Citi analyst Shrey Srivastava raised the firm's price target on ING Groep to EUR 25.80 from EUR 20.30 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
Keefe Bruyette
Market Perform -> Underperform
downgrade
€23
2025-11-11
Reason
Keefe Bruyette
Price Target
€23
2025-11-11
downgrade
Market Perform -> Underperform
Reason
Keefe Bruyette downgraded ING Groep to Underperform from Market Perform with a EUR 23 price target.
About ING
ING Groep N.V. (ING) is a financial institution. The Company offers banking services. The Company's segments include Retail Netherlands, which offers current and savings accounts, business lending, mortgages and other consumer lending in the Netherlands; Retail Belgium, which offers products that are similar to those in the Netherlands; Retail Germany, which offers current and savings accounts, mortgages and other customer lending; Retail Other, which offers products that are similar to those in the Netherlands, and Wholesale Banking, which offers wholesale banking activities (a full range of products from cash management to corporate finance), real estate and lease. The Company's Retail Banking business lines provide products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-corporates. ING's banking activities in Australia are undertaken by ING Bank (Australia) Limited (trading as ING Direct) and ING Bank NV Sydney Branch.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
