Analyst Forecasts For Laurent-Perrier S.A. (EPA:LPE) Are Surging Higher

Shareholders in Laurent-Perrier S.A. (EPA:LPE) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just delivered a major upgrade to their near-term forecasts. The analysts greatly increased their revenue estimates, suggesting a stark improvement in business fundamentals. Investor sentiment seems to be improving too, with the share price up 5.2% to €101 over the past 7 days. It will be interesting to see if this latest upgrade is enough to kickstart further buying interest in the stock.

After the upgrade, the three analysts covering Laurent-Perrier are now predicting revenues of €269m in 2022. If met, this would reflect a sizeable 38% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to shoot up 51% to €6.44. Before this latest update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of €231m and earnings per share (EPS) of €4.47 in 2022. So we can see there's been a pretty clear increase in analyst sentiment in recent times, with both revenues and earnings per share receiving a decent lift in the latest estimates.

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It will come as no surprise to learn that the analysts have increased their price target for Laurent-Perrier 7.1% to €122 on the back of these upgrades. 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 Laurent-Perrier, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at €127 and the most bearish at €115 per share. With such a narrow range of valuations, analysts apparently share similar views on what they think the business is worth.

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. One thing stands out from these estimates, which is that Laurent-Perrier is forecast to grow faster in the future than it has in the past, with revenues expected to display 91% annualised growth until the end of 2022. If achieved, this would be a much better result than the 1.8% annual decline over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 7.0% per year. So it looks like Laurent-Perrier is expected to grow faster than its competitors, at least for a while.

The Bottom Line

The biggest takeaway for us from these new estimates is that analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates, with improved earnings power expected for this year. They also upgraded their revenue estimates for this year, and sales are expected to grow faster than the wider market. With a serious upgrade to expectations and a rising price target, it might be time to take another look at Laurent-Perrier.

Even so, the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for the value creation of shareholders. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Laurent-Perrier going out to 2024, and you can see them 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 upgrading their estimates. So you may also wish to search this free list of stocks that insiders are buying.

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