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Broker Revenue Forecasts For BAWAG Group AG (VIE:BG) Are Surging Higher

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Celebrations may be in order for BAWAG Group AG (VIE:BG) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a significant upgrade to their statutory estimates for the company. The consensus estimated revenue numbers rose, with their view now clearly much more bullish on the company's business prospects.

Following the upgrade, the latest consensus from BAWAG Group's six analysts is for revenues of €2.1b in 2025, which would reflect a substantial 51% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Before the latest update, the analysts were foreseeing €1.6b of revenue in 2025. The consensus has definitely become more optimistic, showing a great increase in revenue forecasts.

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There was no particular change to the consensus price target of €87.50, with BAWAG Group's latest outlook seemingly not enough to result in a change of valuation.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the BAWAG Group's past performance and to peers in the same industry. The analysts are definitely expecting BAWAG Group's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 39% annualised growth to the end of 2025 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 6.5% per annum over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 2.9% per year. It seems obvious that, while the growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, the analysts also expect BAWAG Group to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The highlight for us was that analysts increased their revenue forecasts for BAWAG Group next year. They're also forecasting more rapid revenue growth than the wider market. Given that analysts appear to be expecting substantial improvement in the sales pipeline, now could be the right time to take another look at BAWAG Group.

Hungry for more information? At least one of BAWAG Group's six analysts has provided estimates out to 2026, which can be seen for free on our platform here.

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