Yahoo Finance Industry Analysts Just Made A Massive Upgrade To Their CureVac N.V. (NASDAQ:CVAC) Revenue Forecasts
Shareholders in CureVac N.V. (NASDAQ:CVAC) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just delivered a major upgrade to their near-term forecasts. The analysts have sharply increased their revenue numbers, with a view that CureVac will make substantially more sales than they'd previously expected. The stock price has risen 5.6% to US$17.09 over the past week, suggesting investors are becoming more optimistic. It will be interesting to see if this latest upgrade is enough to kickstart further buying interest in the stock.
Following the upgrade, the current consensus from CureVac's six analysts is for revenues of €107m in 2022 which - if met - would reflect a credible 3.8% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. Losses are forecast to narrow 4.1% to €2.11 per share. Yet before this consensus update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of €79m and losses of €2.22 per share in 2022. We can see there's definitely been a change in sentiment in this update, with the analysts administering a sizeable upgrade to this year's revenue estimates, while at the same time reducing their loss estimates.
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The consensus price target fell 16%, to €26.88, suggesting that the analysts remain pessimistic on the company, despite the improved earnings and revenue outlook. 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 CureVac at €49.07 per share, while the most bearish prices it at €14.77. So we wouldn't be assigning too much credibility to analyst price targets in this case, because there are clearly some widely differing views on what kind of performance this business can generate. As a result it might not be possible to derive much meaning from the consensus price target, which is after all just an average of this wide range of estimates.
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 CureVac's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 3.8% annualised growth rate until the end of 2022 being well below the historical 57% p.a. growth over the last three years. Compare this against other companies (with analyst forecasts) in the industry, which are in aggregate expected to see revenue growth of 11% annually. So it's pretty clear that, while revenue growth is expected to slow down, the wider industry is also expected to grow faster than CureVac.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing here is that analysts reduced their loss per share estimates for this year, reflecting increased optimism around CureVac's prospects. Fortunately, they also upgraded their revenue estimates, and are forecasting revenues to grow slower than the wider market. The consensus price target fell measurably, with analysts seemingly not reassured by recent business developments, leading to a lower estimate of CureVac's future valuation. Given that analysts appear to be expecting substantial improvement in the sales pipeline, now could be the right time to take another look at CureVac.
Better yet, CureVac is expected to break-even soon - within the next few years - according to analyst forecasts, which would be a momentous event for shareholders. For more information, you can click through to our free platform to learn more about these forecasts.
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