Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Danske Bank A/S (CPH:DANSKE) After Its Yearly Results

Danske Bank A/S (CPH:DANSKE) just released its latest annual results and things are looking bullish. The company beat expectations with revenues of kr.57b arriving 2.2% ahead of forecasts. Statutory earnings per share (EPS) were kr.27.80, 3.8% ahead of estimates. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. Readers will be glad to know we've aggregated the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their mind on Danske Bank after the latest results.

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Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus, from the 14 analysts covering Danske Bank, is for revenues of kr.55.4b in 2025. This implies a noticeable 2.7% reduction in Danske Bank's revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are forecast to dip 7.9% to kr.26.15 in the same period. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of kr.54.8b and earnings per share (EPS) of kr.25.65 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.

It will come as no surprise then, to learn that the consensus price target is largely unchanged at kr.242. 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. There are some variant perceptions on Danske Bank, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at kr.299 and the most bearish at kr.145 per share. This is a fairly broad spread of estimates, suggesting that analysts are forecasting a wide range of possible outcomes for the business.

Another way we can view these estimates is in the context of the bigger picture, such as how the forecasts stack up against past performance, and whether forecasts are more or less bullish relative to other companies in the industry. We would highlight that revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 2.7% annualised decline to the end of 2025. That is a notable change from historical growth of 7.0% over the last five years. Yet aggregate analyst estimates for other companies in the industry suggest that industry revenues are forecast to decline 1.1% per year. So it's pretty clear that Danske Bank's revenues are expected to shrink faster 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. The consensus also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it is performing in line with expectations. Plus, our data suggests that Danske Bank 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 in mind, we wouldn't be too quick to come to a conclusion on Danske Bank. Long-term earnings power is much more important than next year's profits. We have estimates - from multiple Danske Bank analysts - going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

You should always think about risks though. Case in point, we've spotted 2 warning signs for Danske Bank you should be aware of, and 1 of them is a bit unpleasant.

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