Analysts' Revenue Estimates For La Française des Jeux Société anonyme (EPA:FDJ) Are Surging Higher

Shareholders in La Française des Jeux Société anonyme (EPA:FDJ) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just delivered a major upgrade to their near-term forecasts. The consensus estimated revenue numbers rose, with their view now clearly much more bullish on the company's business prospects.

Following the upgrade, the current consensus from La Française des Jeux Société anonyme's seven analysts is for revenues of €3.6b in 2025 which - if met - would reflect a sizeable 29% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to rise 5.8% to €2.61. Previously, the analysts had been modelling revenues of €3.2b and earnings per share (EPS) of €2.57 in 2025. There's clearly been a surge in bullishness around the company's sales pipeline, even if there's no real change in earnings per share forecasts.

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Even though revenue forecasts increased, there was no change to the consensus price target of €39.93, suggesting the analysts are focused on earnings as the driver of value creation.

Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. The analysts are definitely expecting La Française des Jeux Société anonyme's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 23% annualised growth to the end of 2025 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 8.6% per annum over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 6.6% per year. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that La Française des Jeux Société anonyme is expected to grow much faster than its industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with analysts reconfirming that earnings per share are expected to continue performing in line with their prior expectations. Fortunately, analysts also upgraded their revenue estimates, and our data indicates sales are expected to perform better than the wider market. Given that analysts appear to be expecting substantial improvement in the sales pipeline, now could be the right time to take another look at La Française des Jeux Société anonyme.

Still, the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. We have estimates - from multiple La Française des Jeux Société anonyme analysts - going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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