Industry Analysts Just Made A Substantial Upgrade To Their Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) Revenue Forecasts

Shareholders in Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just delivered a major upgrade to their near-term forecasts. The revenue forecast for next year has experienced a facelift, with the analysts now much more optimistic on its sales pipeline. Investor sentiment seems to be improving too, with the share price up 9.1% to US$57.63 over the past 7 days. Could this big upgrade push the stock even higher?

Following the upgrade, the consensus from three analysts covering Worthington Industries is for revenues of US$4.2b in 2023, implying an uneasy 11% decline in sales compared to the last 12 months. Prior to the latest estimates, the analysts were forecasting revenues of US$3.7b in 2023. It looks like there's been a clear increase in optimism around Worthington Industries, given the decent improvement in revenue forecasts.

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Notably, the analysts have cut their price target 13% to US$55.00, suggesting concerns around Worthington Industries' valuation.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Worthington Industries' past performance and to peers in the same industry. We would highlight that sales are expected to reverse, with a forecast 9.3% annualised revenue decline to the end of 2023. That is a notable change from historical growth of 2.5% over the last five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 2.0% annually for the foreseeable future. It's pretty clear that Worthington Industries' revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The highlight for us was that analysts increased their revenue forecasts for Worthington Industries next year. They're also anticipating slower revenue growth than the wider market. The consensus price target fell measurably, with analysts seemingly not reassured by recent business developments, leading to a lower estimate of Worthington Industries' future valuation. Given that analysts appear to be expecting substantial improvement in the sales pipeline, now could be the right time to take another look at Worthington Industries.

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