The Schindler Holding AG (VTX:SCHN) Full-Year Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts

Investors in Schindler Holding AG (VTX:SCHN) had a good week, as its shares rose 3.9% to close at CHF265 following the release of its yearly results. The result was positive overall - although revenues of CHF11b were in line with what the analysts predicted, Schindler Holding surprised by delivering a statutory profit of CHF8.83 per share, modestly greater than expected. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.

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Following the latest results, Schindler Holding's 16 analysts are now forecasting revenues of CHF11.6b in 2025. This would be a reasonable 3.1% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to increase 8.7% to CHF9.61. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of CHF11.6b and earnings per share (EPS) of CHF9.62 in 2025. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.

The analysts reconfirmed their price target of CHF266, showing that the business is executing well and in line with expectations. The consensus price target is just an average of individual analyst targets, so - it could be handy to see how wide the range of underlying estimates is. There are some variant perceptions on Schindler Holding, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at CHF295 and the most bearish at CHF230 per share. The narrow spread of estimates could suggest that the business' future is relatively easy to value, or thatthe analysts have a strong view on its prospects.

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. The analysts are definitely expecting Schindler Holding's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 3.1% annualised growth to the end of 2025 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 1.1% per annum over the past five years. Compare this with other companies in the same industry, which are forecast to see revenue growth of 5.2% annually. It seems obvious that, while the future growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, Schindler Holding is expected to grow slower than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most obvious conclusion is that there's been no major change in the business' prospects in recent times, with the analysts holding their earnings forecasts steady, in line with previous estimates. On the plus side, there were no major changes to revenue estimates; although forecasts imply they will perform worse than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at CHF266, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.

Following on from that line of thought, we think that the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. We have forecasts for Schindler Holding going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

We also provide an overview of the Schindler Holding Board and CEO remuneration and length of tenure at the company, and whether insiders have been buying the stock, here.

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