Rainbows and Unicorns: iTeos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITOS) Analysts Just Became A Lot More Optimistic

Celebrations may be in order for iTeos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITOS) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a significant upgrade to their statutory estimates for the company. The consensus statutory numbers for both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) increased, with their view clearly much more bullish on the company's business prospects. The market seems to be pricing in some improvement in the business too, with the stock up 9.3% over the past week, closing at US$36.98. Whether the upgrade is enough to drive the stock price higher is yet to be seen, however.

Following the upgrade, the most recent consensus for iTeos Therapeutics from its five analysts is for revenues of US$326m in 2022 which, if met, would be a huge 213% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to bounce 764% to US$3.61. Previously, the analysts had been modelling revenues of US$246m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.90 in 2022. 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 2022 brings more of the same, according to the analysts, with revenue forecast to display 149% growth on an annualised basis. That is in line with its 170% annual growth over the past three years. Compare this with the broader industry, which analyst estimates (in aggregate) suggest will see revenues grow 16% annually. So although iTeos Therapeutics 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 next 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 iTeos Therapeutics.

Even so, the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for the value creation of shareholders. We have estimates - from multiple iTeos Therapeutics analysts - going out to 2023, 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 that insiders are buying.

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