Analysts Just Made A Major Revision To Their DTE Energy Company (NYSE:DTE) Revenue Forecasts

The analysts covering DTE Energy Company (NYSE:DTE) delivered a dose of negativity to shareholders today, by making a substantial revision to their statutory forecasts for this year. This report focused on revenue estimates, and it looks as though the consensus view of the business has become substantially more conservative.

Following this downgrade, DTE Energy's twelve analysts are forecasting 2023 revenues to be US$16b, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Prior to the latest estimates, the analysts were forecasting revenues of US$19b in 2023. The consensus view seems to have become more pessimistic on DTE Energy, noting the substantial drop in revenue estimates in this update.

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There was no particular change to the consensus price target of US$126, with DTE Energy's latest outlook seemingly not enough to result in a change of valuation.

Looking at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can make sense of these forecasts is to see how they measure up against both past performance and industry growth estimates. These estimates imply that sales are expected to slow, with a forecast annualised revenue decline of 0.4% by the end of 2023. This indicates a significant reduction from annual growth of 7.4% over the last five years. Compare this with our data, which suggests that other companies in the same industry are, in aggregate, expected to see their revenue grow 1.5% per year. It's pretty clear that DTE Energy's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that analysts cut their revenue estimates for this year. They also expect company revenue to perform worse than the wider market. Given the stark change in sentiment, we'd understand if investors became more cautious on DTE Energy after today.

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