Analysts Have Just Cut Their Corsair Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRSR) Revenue Estimates By 12%

Market forces rained on the parade of Corsair Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRSR) shareholders today, when the analysts downgraded their forecasts for this year. There was a fairly draconian cut to their revenue estimates, perhaps an implicit admission that previous forecasts were much too optimistic. Bidders are definitely seeing a different story, with the stock price of US$16.34 reflecting a 16% rise in the past week. It will be interesting to see if the downgrade has an impact on buying demand for the company's shares.

Following the latest downgrade, the current consensus, from the eight analysts covering Corsair Gaming, is for revenues of US$1.4b in 2022, which would reflect a small 7.7% reduction in Corsair Gaming's sales over the past 12 months. Before the latest update, the analysts were foreseeing US$1.6b of revenue in 2022. The consensus view seems to have become more pessimistic on Corsair Gaming, noting the substantial drop in revenue estimates in this update.

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Notably, the analysts have cut their price target 11% to US$17.67, suggesting concerns around Corsair Gaming's valuation. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. The most optimistic Corsair Gaming analyst has a price target of US$22.00 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at US$13.00. These price targets show that analysts do have some differing views on the business, but the estimates do not vary enough to suggest to us that some are betting on wild success or utter failure.

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. These estimates imply that sales are expected to slow, with a forecast annualised revenue decline of 15% by the end of 2022. This indicates a significant reduction from annual growth of 21% over the last three years. Compare this with our data, which suggests that other companies in the same industry are, in aggregate, expected to see their revenue grow 4.6% per year. It's pretty clear that Corsair Gaming's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The clear low-light was that analysts slashing their revenue forecasts for Corsair Gaming this year. They also expect company revenue to perform worse 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 Corsair Gaming's future valuation. Often, one downgrade can set off a daisy-chain of cuts, especially if an industry is in decline. So we wouldn't be surprised if the market became a lot more cautious on Corsair Gaming after today.

Need some more information? At least one of Corsair Gaming's eight analysts has provided estimates out to 2024, which can be seen for free on our platform here.

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