News Flash: Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their National Company for Learning and Education (TADAWUL:4291) Forecasts

Celebrations may be in order for National Company for Learning and Education (TADAWUL:4291) shareholders, with the covering analyst delivering a significant upgrade to their statutory estimates for the company. The analyst greatly increased their revenue estimates, suggesting a stark improvement in business fundamentals. The stock price has risen 6.9% to ر.س229 over the past week, suggesting investors are becoming more optimistic. It will be interesting to see if this latest upgrade is enough to kickstart further buying interest in the stock.

Following the upgrade, the most recent consensus for National Company for Learning and Education from its single analyst is for revenues of ر.س765m in 2025 which, if met, would be a substantial 21% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are presumed to leap 30% to ر.س5.20. Previously, the analyst had been modelling revenues of ر.س664m and earnings per share (EPS) of ر.س3.51 in 2025. 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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It will come as no surprise to learn that the analyst has increased their price target for National Company for Learning and Education 18% to ر.س170 on the back of these upgrades.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the National Company for Learning and Education's past performance and to peers in the same industry. We would highlight that National Company for Learning and Education's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 17% annualised growth rate until the end of 2025 being well below the historical 26% p.a. growth over the last five years. Compare this to the 7 other companies in this industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenue at 15% per year. Factoring in the forecast slowdown in growth, it looks like National Company for Learning and Education is forecast to grow at about the same rate as the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest takeaway for us from these new estimates is that the analyst upgraded their earnings per share estimates, with improved earnings power expected for next year. They also upgraded their revenue forecasts, although the latest estimates suggest that National Company for Learning and Education will grow in line with the overall market. Given that the consensus looks almost universally bullish, with a substantial increase to forecasts and a higher price target, National Company for Learning and Education could be worth investigating further.

With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. We have analyst estimates for National Company for Learning and Education going out as far as 2026, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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