SeSa S.p.A. (BIT:SES) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To €119

Shareholders of SeSa S.p.A. (BIT:SES) will be pleased this week, given that the stock price is up 19% to €87.85 following its latest quarterly results. It was an okay result overall, with revenues coming in at €846m, roughly what the analysts had been expecting. 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. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.

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Following the latest results, SeSa's three analysts are now forecasting revenues of €3.54b in 2026. This would be an okay 6.9% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to soar 22% to €4.98. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of €3.49b and earnings per share (EPS) of €4.78 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 consensus price target rose 8.2% to €119, suggesting that higher earnings estimates flow through to the stock's valuation as well. There's another way to think about price targets though, and that's to look at the range of price targets put forward by analysts, because a wide range of estimates could suggest a diverse view on possible outcomes for the business. Currently, the most bullish analyst values SeSa at €129 per share, while the most bearish prices it at €107. With such a narrow range of valuations, the analysts apparently share similar views on what they think the business is worth.

Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. We would highlight that SeSa's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 9.3% annualised growth rate until the end of 2026 being well below the historical 12% p.a. growth over the last five years. Juxtapose this against the other companies in the industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenues (in aggregate) 5.9% per year. Even after the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that SeSa is also expected to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing here is that the analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates, suggesting that there has been a clear increase in optimism towards SeSa following these results. 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. There was also a nice increase in the price target, with the analysts clearly feeling that the intrinsic value of the business is improving.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. We have forecasts for SeSa going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 1 warning sign for SeSa that you need to be mindful of.

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