Severfield plc (LON:SFR) Just Reported, And Analysts Assigned A UK£0.49 Price Target

Last week, you might have seen that Severfield plc (LON:SFR) released its yearly result to the market. The early response was not positive, with shares down 2.1% to UK£0.32 in the past week. It was a pretty bad result overall; while revenues were in line with expectations at UK£451m, statutory losses exploded to UK£0.047 per share. The analysts typically update their forecasts at each earnings report, and we can judge from their estimates whether their view of the company has changed or if there are any new concerns to be aware of. Readers will be glad to know we've aggregated the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their mind on Severfield after the latest results.

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Following last week's earnings report, Severfield's five analysts are forecasting 2026 revenues to be UK£452.5m, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Earnings are expected to improve, with Severfield forecast to report a statutory profit of UK£0.019 per share. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of UK£449.6m and earnings per share (EPS) of UK£0.017 in 2026. The analysts seems to have become more bullish on the business, judging by their new earnings per share estimates.

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The average the analysts price target fell 14% to UK£0.49, suggesting thatthe analysts have other concerns, and the improved earnings per share outlook was not enough to allay them. The consensus price target is just an average of individual analyst targets, so - it could be handy to see how wide the range of underlying estimates is. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Severfield at UK£0.57 per share, while the most bearish prices it at UK£0.41. Analysts definitely have varying views on the business, but the spread of estimates is not wide enough in our view to suggest that extreme outcomes could await Severfield shareholders.

Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. It's pretty clear that there is an expectation that Severfield's revenue growth will slow down substantially, with revenues to the end of 2026 expected to display 0.3% growth on an annualised basis. This is compared to a historical growth rate of 7.4% over the past five years. Compare this against other companies (with analyst forecasts) in the industry, which are in aggregate expected to see revenue growth of 4.8% annually. So it's pretty clear that, while revenue growth is expected to slow down, the wider industry is also expected to grow faster than Severfield.

The Bottom Line

The biggest takeaway for us is the consensus earnings per share upgrade, which suggests a clear improvement in sentiment around Severfield's earnings potential next year. On the plus side, there were no major changes to revenue estimates; although forecasts imply they will perform worse than the wider industry. 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.

With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Severfield going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..

However, before you get too enthused, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Severfield that you should be aware of.

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