It's been a mediocre week for Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GETY) shareholders, with the stock dropping 14% to US$0.71 in the week since its latest quarterly results. It was a pretty negative result overall, with revenues of US$227m missing analyst predictions by 5.1%. Worse, the business reported a statutory loss of US$0.01 per share, a substantial decline on analyst expectations of a profit. Following the result, the analysts have updated their earnings model, and it would be good to know whether they think there's been a strong change in the company's prospects, or if it's business as usual. Readers will be glad to know we've aggregated the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their mind on Getty Images Holdings after the latest results.
Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus, from the four analysts covering Getty Images Holdings, is for revenues of US$962.2m in 2026. This implies a perceptible 2.2% reduction in Getty Images Holdings' revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory losses are forecast to balloon 89% to US$0.029 per share. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$965.5m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$0.035 in 2026. So despite reconfirming their revenue estimates, the analysts are now forecasting a loss instead of a profit, which looks like a definite drop in sentiment following the latest results.
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With the increase in forecast losses for next year, it's perhaps no surprise to see that the average price target dipped 11% to US$3.93, with the analysts signalling that growing losses would be a definite concern. 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 Getty Images Holdings analyst has a price target of US$7.00 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at US$0.85. With such a wide range in price targets, analysts are almost certainly betting on widely divergent outcomes in the underlying business. With this in mind, we wouldn't rely too heavily the consensus price target, as it is just an average and analysts clearly have some deeply divergent views on the business.
Looking at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can make sense of these forecasts is to see how they measure up against both past performance and industry growth estimates. We would highlight that revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 2.9% annualised decline to the end of 2026. That is a notable change from historical growth of 2.1% over the last three years. Compare this with our data, which suggests that other companies in the same industry are, in aggregate, expected to see their revenue grow 15% per year. It's pretty clear that Getty Images Holdings' revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.
The Bottom Line
The biggest low-light for us was that the forecasts for Getty Images Holdings dropped from profits to a loss next year. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that Getty Images Holdings' revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. Furthermore, the analysts also cut their price targets, suggesting that the latest news has led to greater pessimism about the intrinsic value of the business.
With that in mind, we wouldn't be too quick to come to a conclusion on Getty Images Holdings. Long-term earnings power is much more important than next year's profits. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Getty Images Holdings going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..
Don't forget that there may still be risks. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Getty Images Holdings that you should be aware of.
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