Analysts Just Published A Bright New Outlook For Zaptec ASA's (OB:ZAP)

Shareholders in Zaptec ASA (OB:ZAP) 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. Zaptec has also found favour with investors, with the stock up a notable 14% to kr22.00 over the past week. Could this upgrade be enough to drive the stock even higher?

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After this upgrade, Zaptec's two analysts are now forecasting revenues of kr1.6b in 2025. This would be a decent 20% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Losses are expected to turn into profits real soon, with the analysts forecasting kr0.63 in per-share earnings. Previously, the analysts had been modelling revenues of kr1.4b and earnings per share (EPS) of kr0.35 in 2025. There has definitely been an improvement in perception recently, with the analysts substantially increasing both their earnings and revenue estimates.

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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 period to the end of 2025 brings more of the same, according to the analysts, with revenue forecast to display 27% growth on an annualised basis. That is in line with its 29% annual growth over the past three years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to see their revenues grow 6.2% per year. So although Zaptec is expected to maintain its revenue growth rate, it's definitely expected to grow faster than the wider 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. Fortunately, analysts also upgraded their revenue estimates, and our data indicates sales are expected to perform better than the wider market. More bullish expectations could be a signal for investors to take a closer look at Zaptec.

Even so, the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for the value creation of shareholders. We have analyst estimates for Zaptec going out as far as 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

Of course, seeing company management invest large sums of money in a stock can be just as useful as knowing whether analysts are upgrading their estimates. So you may also wish to search this free list of stocks with high insider ownership.

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