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Intermediate Capital Group plc (LON:ICG) just released its latest full-year results and things are looking bullish. Intermediate Capital Group beat earnings, with revenues hitting UK£932m, ahead of expectations, and statutory earnings per share outperforming analyst reckonings by a solid 14%. Following the result, the analysts have updated their earnings model, and it would be good to know whether they think there's been a strong change in the company's prospects, or if it's business as usual. With this in mind, we've gathered the latest statutory forecasts to see what the analysts are expecting for next year.
Taking into account the latest results, the most recent consensus for Intermediate Capital Group from ten analysts is for revenues of UK£1.03b in 2026. If met, it would imply a notable 10% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to rise 5.6% to UK£1.66. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of UK£965.9m and earnings per share (EPS) of UK£1.73 in 2026. So it's pretty clear consensus is mixed on Intermediate Capital Group after the latest results; whilethe analysts lifted revenue numbers, they also administered a small dip in per-share earnings expectations.
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The consensus price target was unchanged at UK£25.19, suggesting the business is performing roughly in line with expectations, despite some adjustments to profit and revenue forecasts. 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. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Intermediate Capital Group at UK£30.36 per share, while the most bearish prices it at UK£20.20. 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.
These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Intermediate Capital Group's past performance and to peers in the same industry. The period to the end of 2026 brings more of the same, according to the analysts, with revenue forecast to display 10% growth on an annualised basis. That is in line with its 10% annual growth over the past five years. Compare this with the broader industry, which analyst estimates (in aggregate) suggest will see revenues grow 1.5% annually. So although Intermediate Capital Group is expected to maintain its revenue growth rate, it's definitely expected to grow faster than the wider industry.