Analysts Are Updating Their Huber+Suhner AG (VTX:HUBN) Estimates After Its Interim Results

Huber+Suhner AG (VTX:HUBN) came out with its interim results last week, and we wanted to see how the business is performing and what industry forecasters think of the company following this report. Results overall were respectable, with statutory earnings of CHF3.87 per share roughly in line with what the analysts had forecast. Revenues of CHF446m came in 3.3% ahead of analyst predictions. Following the result, the analysts have updated their earnings model, and it would be good to know whether they think there's been a strong change in the company's prospects, or if it's business as usual. 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, Huber+Suhner's five analysts currently expect revenues in 2025 to be CHF900.4m, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Statutory per share are forecast to be CHF4.02, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of CHF902.1m and earnings per share (EPS) of CHF4.00 in 2025. The consensus analysts don't seem to have seen anything in these results that would have changed their view on the business, given there's been no major change to their estimates.

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The analysts reconfirmed their price target of CHF108, showing that the business is executing well and in line with expectations. Fixating on a single price target can be unwise though, since the consensus target is effectively the average of analyst price targets. As a result, some investors like to look at the range of estimates to see if there are any diverging opinions on the company's valuation. The most optimistic Huber+Suhner analyst has a price target of CHF131 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at CHF80.00. There are definitely some different views on the stock, but the range of estimates is not wide enough as to imply that the situation is unforecastable, in our view.

One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. We would highlight that revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 1.9% annualised decline to the end of 2025. That is a notable change from historical growth of 3.0% over the last five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 5.0% annually for the foreseeable future. It's pretty clear that Huber+Suhner's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that Huber+Suhner's revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.

With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Huber+Suhner going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here..

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