Danish offshore wind leader Ørsted gained as much as 4.1 percent on Wednesday, reaching its highest level since August after Barclays upgraded its rating to equal-weight from underweight and raised its price target to DKK 160 from DKK 117.
The bank sees the company on firmer footing following a strengthened balance sheet and a portfolio strategy focused on returns.
Bank of America also raised its recommendation to buy from neutral earlier this week.
The stock is currently on track for its strongest weekly performance since 2022.
Orsted A/S is one of the leading Danish energy groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- development, construction and operation of offshore wind farms (72.6%): 18.7 TWh of wind energy produced in 2025. At the end of 2025, the group had an installed capacity of 10.2 GW;
- production and distribution of electricity, gas and bioenergy (23.3%): electricity (2.5 TWh sold in 2025), gas (21.5 TWh sold) and thermal energy (6.4 TWh produced). In addition, the group is developing an oil transport activity;
- development, construction and operation of onshore wind and solar PV farms (3.9%): operation of onshore wind and solar farms with an installed capacity of 6.3 GW;
- other (0.2%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Denmark (24.6%), the United Kingdom (48.9%), Taiwan (10.3%), Germany (7.9%), the United States (4.2%), the Netherlands (2.3%), Ireland (0.8%) and other (1%).
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