Yahoo Finance News Flash: Analysts Just Made A Huge Upgrade To Their Livent Corporation (NYSE:LTHM) Forecasts
Shareholders in Livent Corporation (NYSE:LTHM) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just delivered a major upgrade to their near-term forecasts. The consensus estimated revenue numbers rose, with their view now clearly much more bullish on the company's business prospects.
After the upgrade, the 13 analysts covering Livent are now predicting revenues of US$817m in 2022. If met, this would reflect a substantial 73% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Prior to the latest estimates, the analysts were forecasting revenues of US$585m in 2022. The consensus has definitely become more optimistic, showing a considerable lift to revenue forecasts.
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The consensus price target rose 9.3% to US$33.14, with the analysts clearly more optimistic about Livent's prospects following this update. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Livent at US$41.00 per share, while the most bearish prices it at US$27.00. This shows there is still some diversity in estimates, but analysts don't appear to be totally split on the stock as though it might be a success or failure situation.
Another way we can view these estimates is in the context of the bigger picture, such as how the forecasts stack up against past performance, and whether forecasts are more or less bullish relative to other companies in the industry. One thing stands out from these estimates, which is that Livent is forecast to grow faster in the future than it has in the past, with revenues expected to display 108% annualised growth until the end of 2022. If achieved, this would be a much better result than the 2.1% annual decline over the past three years. Compare this against analyst estimates for the broader industry, which suggest that (in aggregate) industry revenues are expected to grow 3.9% annually. So it looks like Livent is expected to grow faster than its competitors, at least for a while.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away from this upgrade is that analysts lifted their revenue estimates for this year. They're also forecasting more rapid revenue growth than the wider market. There was also an increase in the price target, suggesting that there is more optimism baked into the forecasts than there was previously. Seeing the dramatic upgrade to this year's forecasts, it might be time to take another look at Livent.
Analysts are definitely bullish on Livent, but no company is perfect. Indeed, you should know that there are several potential concerns to be aware of, including concerns around earnings quality. For more information, you can click through to our platform to learn more about this and the 1 other risk we've identified .
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