B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (BVMF:B3SA3) Just Released Its Third-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Shareholders of B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (BVMF:B3SA3) will be pleased this week, given that the stock price is up 10% to R$14.47 following its latest quarterly results. B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão reported in line with analyst predictions, delivering revenues of R$2.5b and statutory earnings per share of R$0.24, suggesting the business is executing well and in line with its plan. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. We thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus from B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão's eleven analysts is for revenues of R$10.7b in 2026. This would reflect a solid 9.1% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of R$10.7b and earnings per share (EPS) of R$1.06 in 2026. So we can see that while the consensus made no real change to its revenue estimates, it also no longer provides an earnings per share estimate. This suggests that revenues are what the market is focusing on after the latest results.

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We'd also point out that thatthe analysts have made no major changes to their price target of R$15.69. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. Currently, the most bullish analyst values B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão at R$19.00 per share, while the most bearish prices it at R$13.00. This shows there is still a bit of diversity in estimates, but analysts don't appear to be totally split on the stock as though it might be a success or failure situation.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão's past performance and to peers in the same industry. The analysts are definitely expecting B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 7.2% annualised growth to the end of 2026 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 2.3% per annum over the past five years. Compare this with other companies in the same industry, which are forecast to grow their revenue 6.9% annually. B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão is expected to grow at about the same rate as its industry, so it's not clear that we can draw any conclusions from its growth relative to competitors.

The Bottom Line

The clear take away from these updates is that the analysts made no change to their revenue estimates for next year, with the business apparently performing in line with their models. Happily, there were no real changes to revenue forecasts, with the business still expected to grow in line with the overall industry. The consensus price target held steady at R$15.69, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.

We have estimates for B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão from its eleven analysts out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

We also provide an overview of the B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão Board and CEO remuneration and length of tenure at the company, and whether insiders have been buying the stock, here.

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