Ubisoft Entertainment SA (EPA:UBI) shareholders are probably feeling a little disappointed, since its shares fell 6.5% to €69.08 in the week after its latest yearly results. The results don't look great, especially considering that statutory losses grew 468% to€1.12 per share. Revenues of €1.6b did beat expectations by 8.3%, but it looks like a bit of a cold comfort. 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.

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Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from Ubisoft Entertainment's 20 analysts is for revenues of €2.55b in 2021, which would reflect a substantial 60% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Earnings are expected to improve, with Ubisoft Entertainment forecast to report a statutory profit of €2.49 per share. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of €2.56b and earnings per share (EPS) of €2.51 in 2021. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.

There were no changes to revenue or earnings estimates or the price target of €77.91, suggesting that the company has met expectations in its recent result. 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. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Ubisoft Entertainment at €89.00 per share, while the most bearish prices it at €57.00. These price targets show that analysts do have some differing views on the business, but the estimates do not vary enough to suggest to us that some are betting on wild success or utter failure.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Ubisoft Entertainment's past performance and to peers in the same industry. It's clear from the latest estimates that Ubisoft Entertainment's rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with the forecast 60% revenue growth noticeably faster than its historical growth of 7.2%p.a. over the past five years. Compare this with other companies in the same industry, which are forecast to grow their revenue 5.3% next year. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that Ubisoft Entertainment is expected to grow much faster than its industry.