Sphera Franchise Group S.A. (BVB:SFG) Analysts Are Pretty Bullish On The Stock After Recent Results

Last week, you might have seen that Sphera Franchise Group S.A. (BVB:SFG) released its quarterly result to the market. The early response was not positive, with shares down 5.4% to RON37.10 in the past week. Sphera Franchise Group reported in line with analyst predictions, delivering revenues of RON383m and statutory earnings per share of RON2.50, suggesting the business is executing well and in line with its plan. 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 gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from Sphera Franchise Group's four analysts is for revenues of RON1.69b in 2025. This reflects a meaningful 8.5% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of RON1.69b and earnings per share (EPS) of RON2.90 in 2025. So we can see that while the consensus made no real change to its revenue estimates, it also no longer provides an earnings per share estimate. This suggests that revenues are what the market is focusing on after the latest results.

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Additionally, the consensus price target for Sphera Franchise Group rose 5.4% to RON41.58, showing a clear increase in optimism from the the analysts involved. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. The most optimistic Sphera Franchise Group analyst has a price target of RON48.30 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at RON35.00. This shows there is still a bit of diversity in estimates, but analysts don't appear to be totally split on the stock as though it might be a success or failure situation.

Looking at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can make sense of these forecasts is to see how they measure up against both past performance and industry growth estimates. We can infer from the latest estimates that forecasts expect a continuation of Sphera Franchise Group'shistorical trends, as the 18% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2025 is roughly in line with the 16% annual growth over the past five years. Compare this with the broader industry, which analyst estimates (in aggregate) suggest will see revenues grow 6.6% annually. So it's pretty clear that Sphera Franchise Group is forecast to grow substantially faster than its industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that the analysts reconfirmed their revenue estimates for next year, suggesting that the business is performing in line with expectations. 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.

At least one of Sphera Franchise Group's four analysts has provided estimates out to 2027, which can be seen for free on our platform here.

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