Bullish: Analysts Just Made An Incredible Upgrade To Their Sandnes Sparebank (OB:SADG) Forecasts
Shareholders in Sandnes Sparebank (OB:SADG) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just delivered a major upgrade to their near-term forecasts. Consensus estimates suggest investors could expect greatly increased statutory revenues and earnings per share, with analysts modelling a real improvement in business performance.
After this upgrade, Sandnes Sparebank's dual analysts are now forecasting revenues of kr726m in 2022. This would be a meaningful 15% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are presumed to swell 16% to kr9.73. Before this latest update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of kr587m and earnings per share (EPS) of kr7.30 in 2022. So we can see there's been a pretty clear increase in analyst sentiment in recent times, with both revenues and earnings per share receiving a decent lift in the latest estimates.
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Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. The analysts are definitely expecting Sandnes Sparebank's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 32% annualised growth to the end of 2022 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 4.1% 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 6.3% per year. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that Sandnes Sparebank is expected to grow much faster than its industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away from this upgrade is that analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates for this year, expecting improving business conditions. They also upgraded their revenue estimates for this year, and sales are expected to grow faster than the wider market. The clear improvement in sentiment should be enough to get most shareholders feeling more optimistic about Sandnes Sparebank's future.
Still, the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. At least one analyst has provided forecasts out to 2024, which can be seen for free on our platform here.
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About OB:ROGS
Rogaland Sparebank
An independent savings bank, provides a range of banking and investment products to retail and corporate customers in Norway.
Solid track record average dividend payer.