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Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of SI-BONE, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIBN) After Its Full-Year Report

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It's been a sad week for SI-BONE, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIBN), who've watched their investment drop 14% to US$17.35 in the week since the company reported its full-year result. The results overall were pretty much dead in line with analyst forecasts; revenues were US$139m and statutory losses were US$1.13 per share. Following the result, the analysts have updated their earnings model, and it would be good to know whether they think there's been a strong change in the company's prospects, or if it's business as usual. Readers will be glad to know we've aggregated the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their mind on SI-BONE after the latest results.

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NasdaqGM:SIBN Earnings and Revenue Growth February 29th 2024

Taking into account the latest results, the most recent consensus for SI-BONE from eight analysts is for revenues of US$163.3m in 2024. If met, it would imply a meaningful 18% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Losses are forecast to narrow 4.3% to US$1.01 per share. Before this latest report, the consensus had been expecting revenues of US$162.4m and US$0.97 per share in losses. Overall it looks as though the analysts were a bit mixed on the latest consensus updates. Although revenue forecasts held steady, the consensus also made a pronounced increase to its losses per share forecasts.

As a result, there was no major change to the consensus price target of US$26.88, with the analysts implicitly confirming that the business looks to be performing in line with expectations, despite higher forecast losses. That's not the only conclusion we can draw from this data however, as some investors also like to consider the spread in estimates when evaluating analyst price targets. The most optimistic SI-BONE analyst has a price target of US$32.00 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at US$24.00. With such a narrow range of valuations, the analysts apparently share similar views on what they think the business is worth.

Another way we can view these estimates is in the context of the bigger picture, such as how the forecasts stack up against past performance, and whether forecasts are more or less bullish relative to other companies in the industry. We can infer from the latest estimates that forecasts expect a continuation of SI-BONE'shistorical trends, as the 18% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2024 is roughly in line with the 18% annual growth over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to see their revenues grow 7.8% per year. So although SI-BONE 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 note is the forecast of increased losses next year, suggesting all may not be well at SI-BONE. 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. The consensus price target held steady at US$26.88, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.

With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. We have forecasts for SI-BONE going out to 2026, and you can see them free on our platform here.

Even so, be aware that SI-BONE is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about...

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