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It's been a good week for Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE:HI) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest annual results, and the shares gained 5.6% to US$32.77. The statutory results were not great - while revenues of US$3.2b were in line with expectations,Hillenbrand lost US$3.00 a share in the process. 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 Hillenbrand
Taking into account the latest results, the five analysts covering Hillenbrand provided consensus estimates of US$3.06b revenue in 2025, which would reflect a discernible 3.8% decline over the past 12 months. Hillenbrand is also expected to turn profitable, with statutory earnings of US$1.77 per share. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$3.09b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.94 in 2025. So it looks like there's been a small decline in overall sentiment after the recent results - there's been no major change to revenue estimates, but the analysts did make a small dip in their earnings per share forecasts.
The consensus price target held steady at US$45.60, with the analysts seemingly voting that their lower forecast earnings are not expected to lead to a lower stock price in the foreseeable future. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Hillenbrand at US$55.00 per share, while the most bearish prices it at US$33.00. As you can see, analysts are not all in agreement on the stock's future, but the range of estimates is still reasonably narrow, which could suggest that the outcome is not totally unpredictable.
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 revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 3.8% annualised decline to the end of 2025. That is a notable change from historical growth of 7.2% over the last five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 3.0% annually for the foreseeable future. It's pretty clear that Hillenbrand's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.