This Analyst Just Downgraded Their naturenergie holding AG (VTX:NEAG) EPS Forecasts

Market forces rained on the parade of naturenergie holding AG (VTX:NEAG) shareholders today, when the covering analyst downgraded their forecasts for this year. Revenue and earnings per share (EPS) forecasts were both revised downwards, with the analyst seeing grey clouds on the horizon.

Following the downgrade, the consensus from one analyst covering naturenergie holding is for revenues of €1.7b in 2025, implying a discernible 5.3% decline in sales compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are anticipated to dive 28% to €3.88 in the same period. Prior to this update, the analyst had been forecasting revenues of €2.1b and earnings per share (EPS) of €4.61 in 2025. Indeed, we can see that the analyst is a lot more bearish about naturenergie holding's prospects, administering a pretty serious reduction to revenue estimates and slashing their EPS estimates to boot.

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The consensus price target fell 7.7% to CHF60.00, with the weaker earnings outlook clearly leading analyst valuation estimates.

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 sales are expected to reverse, with a forecast 5.3% annualised revenue decline to the end of 2025. That is a notable change from historical growth of 16% 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 3.0% annually for the foreseeable future. It's pretty clear that naturenergie holding's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that the analyst cut their earnings per share estimates, expecting a clear decline in business conditions. Regrettably, they also downgraded their revenue estimates, and the latest forecasts imply the business will grow sales slower than the wider market. Given the scope of the downgrades, it would not be a surprise to see the market become more wary of the business.

Even so, the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for the value creation of shareholders. At least one analyst has provided forecasts out to 2027, which can be seen for free on our platform here.

Of course, seeing company management invest large sums of money in a stock can be just as useful as knowing whether analysts are downgrading their estimates. So you may also wish to search this free list of stocks with high insider ownership.

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