Earnings Update: Coforge Limited (NSE:COFORGE) Just Reported Its Second-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts

Investors in Coforge Limited (NSE:COFORGE) had a good week, as its shares rose 4.8% to close at ₹1,831 following the release of its quarterly results. Results look mixed - while revenue fell marginally short of analyst estimates at ₹40b, statutory earnings beat expectations 3.1%, with Coforge reporting profits of ₹11.07 per share. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. We thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.

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Following the latest results, Coforge's 32 analysts are now forecasting revenues of ₹162.0b in 2026. This would be a notable 13% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to soar 32% to ₹43.06. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of ₹161.7b and earnings per share (EPS) of ₹42.51 in 2026. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.

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It will come as no surprise then, to learn that the consensus price target is largely unchanged at ₹1,944. 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. The most optimistic Coforge analyst has a price target of ₹2,500 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at ₹1,140. Note the wide gap in analyst price targets? This implies to us that there is a fairly broad range of possible scenarios for the underlying business.

Taking a look at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can understand these forecasts is to see how they compare to both past performance and industry growth estimates. The analysts are definitely expecting Coforge's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 28% annualised growth to the end of 2026 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 22% 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 6.7% per year. It seems obvious that, while the growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, the analysts also expect Coforge to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. Fortunately, they also reconfirmed their revenue numbers, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Additionally, our data suggests that revenue is expected to grow faster than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at ₹1,944, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.

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 Coforge going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..

You still need to take note of risks, for example - Coforge has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

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