Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Persol Holdings Co.,Ltd. (TSE:2181) After Its Half-Year Report

It's been a good week for Persol Holdings Co.,Ltd. (TSE:2181) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest half-year results, and the shares gained 5.8% to JP¥268. It was a credible result overall, with revenues of JP¥753b and statutory earnings per share of JP¥16.17 both in line with analyst estimates, showing that Persol HoldingsLtd is executing in line with expectations. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. We've gathered the most recent statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their earnings models, following these results.

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Following the latest results, Persol HoldingsLtd's eight analysts are now forecasting revenues of JP¥1.53t in 2026. This would be a credible 2.6% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to accumulate 7.0% to JP¥18.55. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of JP¥1.53t and earnings per share (EPS) of JP¥18.54 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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The analysts reconfirmed their price target of JP¥319, showing that the business is executing well and in line with expectations. 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. The most optimistic Persol HoldingsLtd analyst has a price target of JP¥430 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at JP¥280. As you can see, analysts are not all in agreement on the stock's future, but the range of estimates is still reasonably narrow, which could suggest that the outcome is not totally unpredictable.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Persol HoldingsLtd's past performance and to peers in the same industry. It's pretty clear that there is an expectation that Persol HoldingsLtd's revenue growth will slow down substantially, with revenues to the end of 2026 expected to display 5.3% growth on an annualised basis. This is compared to a historical growth rate of 10% over the past five years. By way of comparison, the other companies in this industry with analyst coverage are forecast to grow their revenue at 6.8% per year. So it's pretty clear that, while revenue growth is expected to slow down, the wider industry is also expected to grow faster than Persol HoldingsLtd.

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. On the plus side, there were no major changes to revenue estimates; although forecasts imply they will perform worse than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.

Following on from that line of thought, we think that the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Persol HoldingsLtd going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..

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