It’s been a good week for NewPrinces S.p.A. (BIT:NWL) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest quarterly results, and the shares gained 5.8% to €24.16. Revenues came in 3.0% below expectations, at €1.5b. Statutory earnings per share were relatively better off, with a per-share profit of €8.71 being roughly in line with analyst estimates. 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.
Following the latest results, NewPrinces’ two analysts are now forecasting revenues of €6.46b in 2026. This would be a notable 16% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. The company is forecast to report a statutory loss of €0.83 in 2026, a sharp decline from a profit over the last year. Before this earnings announcement, the analysts had been modelling revenues of €6.46b and losses of €0.85 per share in 2026. So there seems to have been a moderate uplift in analyst sentiment with the latest consensus release, given the upgrade to loss per share forecasts for this year.
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There’s been no major changes to the consensus price target of €26.50, suggesting that reduced loss estimates are not enough to have a long-term positive impact on the stock’s valuation.
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 NewPrinces’ revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 22% annualised growth rate until the end of 2026 being well below the historical 49% p.a. growth over the last five years. By way of comparison, the other companies in this industry with analyst coverage are forecast to grow their revenue at 2.1% annually. So it’s pretty clear that, while NewPrinces’ revenue growth is expected to slow, it’s still expected to grow faster than the industry itself.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away is that the analysts reconfirmed their loss per share estimates for next year. Happily, there were no major changes to revenue forecasts, with the business still expected to grow faster than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at €26.50, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.
With that in mind, we wouldn’t be too quick to come to a conclusion on NewPrinces. Long-term earnings power is much more important than next year’s profits. At least one analyst has provided forecasts out to 2028, which can be seen for free on our platform here.
We don’t want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 4 warning signs for NewPrinces (2 are significant!) that you need to be mindful of.
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