Rainbows and Unicorns: Kalray S.A. (EPA:ALKAL) Analysts Just Became A Lot More Optimistic

Kalray S.A. (EPA:ALKAL) shareholders will have a reason to smile today, with the analysts making substantial upgrades to this year's forecasts. The analysts greatly increased their revenue estimates, suggesting a stark improvement in business fundamentals.

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Following the latest upgrade, the current consensus, from the three analysts covering Kalray, is for revenues of €9.8m in 2025, which would reflect a substantial 78% reduction in Kalray's sales over the past 12 months. Losses are predicted to fall substantially, shrinking 38% to €1.25 per share. However, before this estimates update, the consensus had been expecting revenues of €7.0m and €1.53 per share in losses. We can see there's definitely been a change in sentiment in this update, with the analysts administering a sizeable upgrade to this year's revenue estimates, while at the same time reducing their loss estimates.

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These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Kalray's past performance and to peers in the same industry. We would highlight that sales are expected to reverse, with a forecast 78% annualised revenue decline to the end of 2025. That is a notable change from historical growth of 38% over the last five years. Compare this with our data, which suggests that other companies in the same industry are, in aggregate, expected to see their revenue grow 7.5% per year. So although its revenues are forecast to shrink, this cloud does not come with a silver lining - Kalray is expected to lag the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing here is that analysts reduced their loss per share estimates for this year, reflecting increased optimism around Kalray's prospects. Fortunately, they also upgraded their revenue estimates, and are forecasting revenues to grow slower than the wider market. The clear improvement in sentiment should be enough to get most shareholders feeling more optimistic about Kalray's future.

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