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REA Group shares fell about 30% in a year as analysts see room to rise
REA Group, an Australian property listings company, runs realestate.com.au and realcommercial.com.au.
Its shares fell about 30% over the past year, amid volatility and pressure from higher interest rates and tax changes affecting investment properties.
The company says realestate.com.au had far more monthly visits than its nearest rival in FY26, helping it attract buyers and property advertisers.
In FY26, REA Group’s core revenue rose 7%, while core net profit increased 15%.
For FY27, it expects national new residential buy listings to be flat or down by a low single-digit percentage, while seeking to grow revenue from advertising products and price increases.
CMC Invest data cited in the story shows an average analyst price target of $187.40, about 20% above the current share price.
That is an estimate, not a guaranteed return, and the company’s outlook depends in part on property market conditions and its ability to increase revenue.
REA Group shares have fallen about 30% over the past year, according to Motley Fool AU.
Analysts tracked by CMC Invest have an average price target of $187.40, implying around 20% potential upside over the next 12 months.
REA Group reported 146.4 million average monthly visits to realestate.com.au in FY26, 104.5 million more than its nearest competitor.
The company expects national new buy listings to be flat to down by low single digits in FY27.
REA Group is targeting low-double-digit growth in controllable residential buy yield, while expecting operating costs to rise.
- Who
- REA Group Ltd, the owner of realestate.com.au.
- What
- Its shares have fallen about 30% in the past year, while analysts see potential for them to rise. CMC Invest’s average price target is $187.40.
- When
- The share decline was over the year before the article was published on 11 October 2026.
- Where
- Australia; REA Group is listed on the ASX.
- Why
- The article cites volatility, tax changes affecting investment properties and higher interest rates. It says these conditions are contributing to an outlook for new national buy listings to be flat to down by low single digits in FY27.
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REA Group shares fell by around 30%.
REA Group reported 146.4 million average monthly visits to realestate.com.au.
Motley Fool AU published an article citing an average analyst price target of $187.40.
REA Group expected new national buy listings to be flat to down by low single digits.
- Share-price change
- Down around 30% over the past year
- Average price target
- $187.40
- Implied potential upside
- Around 20% over the next 12 months
- Realestate.com.au visits
- 146.4 million average monthly visits in FY26
- Lead over nearest competitor
- 104.5 million more average monthly visits in FY26
- FY27 new buy listings outlook
- Flat to down by low single digits
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