Investors House Oyj Just Beat EPS By 140%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Investors House Oyj (HEL:INVEST) shareholders are probably feeling a little disappointed, since its shares fell 2.4% to €4.00 in the week after its latest quarterly results. Revenues of €1.4m fell slightly short of expectations, but earnings were a definite bright spot, with statutory per-share profits of €0.06 an impressive 140% 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. 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, the two analysts covering Investors House Oyj provided consensus estimates of €6.84m revenue in 2026, which would reflect a disturbing 29% decline over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are expected to dive 71% to €0.15 in the same period. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of €7.04m and earnings per share (EPS) of €0.15 in 2026. If anything, the analysts look to have become slightly more optimistic overall; while they decreased their revenue forecasts, EPS predictions increased and ultimately earnings are more important.

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The analysts have cut their price target 25% to €3.58per share, suggesting that the declining revenue was a more crucial indicator than the expected improvement in earnings.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Investors House Oyj's past performance and to peers in the same industry. These estimates imply that revenue is expected to slow, with a forecast annualised decline of 24% by the end of 2026. This indicates a significant reduction from annual growth of 6.0% 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 1.3% annually for the foreseeable future. So although its revenues are forecast to shrink, this cloud does not come with a silver lining - Investors House Oyj is expected to lag the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest takeaway for us is the consensus earnings per share upgrade, which suggests a clear improvement in sentiment around Investors House Oyj's earnings potential next year. On the negative side, they also downgraded their revenue estimates, and forecasts imply they will perform worse than the wider industry. With that said, earnings are more important to the long-term value of the business. Furthermore, the analysts also cut their price targets, suggesting that the latest news has led to greater pessimism about the intrinsic value of the business.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. At least one analyst has provided forecasts out to 2027, which can be seen for free on our platform here.

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