Analysts Are Betting On Aleafia Health Inc. (TSE:AH) With A Big Upgrade This Week

Aleafia Health Inc. ( TSE:AH ) shareholders will have a reason to smile today, with the analysts making substantial upgrades to this year's statutory forecasts. The analysts have sharply increased their revenue numbers, with a view that Aleafia Health will make substantially more sales than they'd previously expected. The market may be pricing in some blue sky too, with the share price gaining 13% to CA$0.13 in the last 7 days. It will be interesting to see if today's upgrade is enough to propel the stock even higher.

Following the upgrade, the most recent consensus for Aleafia Health from its two analysts is for revenues of CA$91m in 2022 which, if met, would be a major 115% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. Prior to the latest estimates, the analysts were forecasting revenues of CA$83m in 2022. The consensus has definitely become more optimistic, showing a decent improvement in revenue forecasts.

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Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. The analysts are definitely expecting Aleafia Health's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 115% annualised growth to the end of 2022 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 67% per annum over the past three years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 15% per year. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that Aleafia Health is expected to grow much faster than its industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away from this upgrade is that analysts lifted their revenue estimates for this year. They're also forecasting more rapid revenue growth than the wider market. Seeing the dramatic upgrade to this year's forecasts, it might be time to take another look at Aleafia Health.

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