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The investors in Intuitive Machines, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LUNR) will be rubbing their hands together with glee today, after the share price leapt 27% to US$11.83 in the week following its quarterly results. Revenues were US$63m, with Intuitive Machines reporting some 5.4% below analyst expectations. 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. We thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.
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Following the latest results, Intuitive Machines' seven analysts are now forecasting revenues of US$277.9m in 2025. This would be a sizeable 28% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. The loss per share is expected to greatly reduce in the near future, narrowing 87% to US$0.22. Before this latest report, the consensus had been expecting revenues of US$280.6m and US$0.27 per share in losses. Although the revenue estimates have not really changed Intuitive Machines'future looks a little different to the past, with a cut to the loss per share forecasts in particular.
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These new estimates led to the consensus price target rising 7.2% to US$15.93, with lower forecast losses suggesting things could be looking up for Intuitive Machines. Fixating on a single price target can be unwise though, since the consensus target is effectively the average of analyst price targets. As a result, some investors like to look at the range of estimates to see if there are any diverging opinions on the company's valuation. The most optimistic Intuitive Machines analyst has a price target of US$21.50 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at US$12.00. There are definitely some different views on the stock, but the range of estimates is not wide enough as to imply that the situation is unforecastable, in our view.
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. The period to the end of 2025 brings more of the same, according to the analysts, with revenue forecast to display 39% growth on an annualised basis. That is in line with its 44% annual growth over the past three years. Compare this with the broader industry, which analyst estimates (in aggregate) suggest will see revenues grow 7.4% annually. So although Intuitive Machines is expected to maintain its revenue growth rate, it's definitely expected to grow faster than the wider industry.