Forecast: Analysts Think Astera Labs, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ALAB) Business Prospects Have Improved Drastically

Shareholders in Astera Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALAB) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just delivered a major upgrade to their near-term forecasts. The analysts greatly increased their revenue estimates, suggesting a stark improvement in business fundamentals. Investors have been pretty optimistic on Astera Labs too, with the stock up 40% to US$98.17 over the past week. It will be interesting to see if today's upgrade is enough to propel the stock even higher.

Following the upgrade, the most recent consensus for Astera Labs from its eleven analysts is for revenues of US$596m in 2025 which, if met, would be a major 95% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. The losses are expected to disappear over the next year or so, with forecasts for a profit of US$0.11 per share next year. However, before this estimates update, the consensus had been expecting revenues of US$503m and US$0.12 per share in losses. It looks like there's been a definite improvement in business conditions, with a revenue upgrade supposed to lead to profitability sooner than previously forecast.

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With these upgrades, we're not surprised to see that the analysts have lifted their price target 34% to US$96.50 per share.

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 would highlight that Astera Labs' revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 71% annualised growth rate until the end of 2025 being well below the historical 186% growth over the last year. Juxtapose this against the other companies in the industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenues (in aggregate) 19% per year. Even after the forecast slowdown in growth, it seems obvious that Astera Labs is also expected to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away from this upgrade is that the consensus now expects Astera Labs to become profitable next year. They also upgraded their revenue estimates for next year, and sales are expected to grow faster than the wider market. Given that the consensus looks almost universally bullish, with a substantial increase to forecasts and a higher price target, Astera Labs could be worth investigating further.

Still, the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Astera Labs going out to 2026, and you can see them free on our platform here..

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