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There's been a notable change in appetite for Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:HDD) shares in the week since its quarterly report, with the stock down 12% to €1.01. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen reported revenues of €403m, in line with expectations, but it unfortunately also reported (statutory) losses of €0.13 per share, which were slightly larger than expected. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. Readers will be glad to know we've aggregated the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their mind on Heidelberger Druckmaschinen after the latest results.
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Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen's three analysts is for revenues of €2.41b in 2025. This would reflect a reasonable 5.4% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Earnings are expected to improve, with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen forecast to report a statutory profit of €0.15 per share. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of €2.41b and earnings per share (EPS) of €0.14 in 2025. The analysts seems to have become more bullish on the business, judging by their new earnings per share estimates.
The analysts have been lifting their price targets on the back of the earnings upgrade, with the consensus price target rising 8.8% to €1.85. There's another way to think about price targets though, and that's to look at the range of price targets put forward by analysts, because a wide range of estimates could suggest a diverse view on possible outcomes for the business. The most optimistic Heidelberger Druckmaschinen analyst has a price target of €2.00 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at €1.55. With such a narrow range of valuations, the analysts apparently share similar views on what they think the business is worth.
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. The analysts are definitely expecting Heidelberger Druckmaschinen's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 7.2% annualised growth to the end of 2025 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 0.9% per annum over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 4.7% per year. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that Heidelberger Druckmaschinen is expected to grow much faster than its industry.