Swissquote Group Holding Ltd (VTX:SQN) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Price Targets

Shareholders might have noticed that Swissquote Group Holding Ltd (VTX:SQN) filed its half-yearly result this time last week. The early response was not positive, with shares down 4.2% to CHF539 in the past week. Swissquote Group Holding reported in line with analyst predictions, delivering revenues of CHF359m and statutory earnings per share of CHF19.53, suggesting the business is executing well and in line with its plan. 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. We thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.

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After the latest results, the consensus from Swissquote Group Holding's nine analysts is for revenues of CHF696.9m in 2025, which would reflect a discernible 5.0% decline in revenue compared to the last year of performance. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of CHF689.3m and earnings per share (EPS) of CHF20.76 in 2025. Overall, while the analysts have reconfirmed their revenue estimates, the consensus now no longer provides an EPS estimate. This implies that the market believes revenue is more important after these latest results.

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Additionally, the consensus price target for Swissquote Group Holding rose 7.2% to CHF471, showing a clear increase in optimism from the the analysts involved. There's another way to think about price targets though, and that's to look at the range of price targets put forward by analysts, because a wide range of estimates could suggest a diverse view on possible outcomes for the business. There are some variant perceptions on Swissquote Group Holding, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at CHF620 and the most bearish at CHF258 per share. This is a fairly broad spread of estimates, suggesting that analysts are forecasting a wide range of possible outcomes for the business.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Swissquote Group Holding's past performance and to peers in the same industry. We would highlight that revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 9.8% annualised decline to the end of 2025. That is a notable change from historical growth of 15% 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 5.6% annually for the foreseeable future. So although its revenues are forecast to shrink, this cloud does not come with a silver lining - Swissquote Group Holding is expected to lag the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that the analysts reconfirmed their revenue estimates for next year, suggesting that the business is performing in line with expectations. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that Swissquote Group Holding's revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. We note an upgrade to the price target, suggesting that the analysts believes the intrinsic value of the business is likely to improve over time.

We have estimates for Swissquote Group Holding from its nine analysts out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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