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As you might know, Dürr Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:DUE) recently reported its yearly numbers. It was not a great result overall. While revenues of €4.7b were in line with analyst predictions, earnings were less than expected, missing statutory estimates by 18% to hit €1.41 per share. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.
Check out our latest analysis for Dürr
Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from Dürr's twelve analysts is for revenues of €4.96b in 2025. This reflects a reasonable 5.6% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to jump 53% to €2.25. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of €4.93b and earnings per share (EPS) of €2.29 in 2025. The analysts seem to have become a little more negative on the business after the latest results, given the minor downgrade to their earnings per share numbers for next year.
It might be a surprise to learn that the consensus price target was broadly unchanged at €30.13, with the analysts clearly implying that the forecast decline in earnings is not expected to have much of an impact on valuation. That's not the only conclusion we can draw from this data however, as some investors also like to consider the spread in estimates when evaluating analyst price targets. There are some variant perceptions on Dürr, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at €40.00 and the most bearish at €22.50 per share. Analysts definitely have varying views on the business, but the spread of estimates is not wide enough in our view to suggest that extreme outcomes could await Dürr shareholders.
One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. We would highlight that Dürr's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 5.6% annualised growth rate until the end of 2025 being well below the historical 7.4% p.a. growth over the last five years. Compare this to the 49 other companies in this industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenue at 4.8% per year. Factoring in the forecast slowdown in growth, it looks like Dürr is forecast to grow at about the same rate as the wider industry.