ZEAL Network SE (ETR:TIMA) came out with its quarterly results last week, and we wanted to see how the business is performing and what industry forecasters think of the company following this report. ZEAL Network reported in line with analyst predictions, delivering revenues of €54m and statutory earnings per share of €1.98, suggesting the business is executing well and in line with its plan. 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.
Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus from ZEAL Network's five analysts is for revenues of €260.2m in 2026. This would reflect a decent 8.4% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are forecast to decrease 6.8% to €1.95 in the same period. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of €256.6m and earnings per share (EPS) of €1.94 in 2026. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.
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It will come as no surprise then, to learn that the consensus price target is largely unchanged at €75.00. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. There are some variant perceptions on ZEAL Network, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at €83.00 and the most bearish at €70.00 per share. Even so, with a relatively close grouping of estimates, it looks like the analysts are quite confident in their valuations, suggesting ZEAL Network is an easy business to forecast or the the analysts are all using similar assumptions.
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 ZEAL Network's revenue growth is expected to slow, with the forecast 11% annualised growth rate until the end of 2026 being well below the historical 24% p.a. growth over the last five years. Juxtapose this against the other companies in the industry with analyst coverage, which are forecast to grow their revenues (in aggregate) 7.8% per year. So it's pretty clear that, while ZEAL Network's revenue growth is expected to slow, it's still expected to grow faster than the industry itself.
The Bottom Line
The most obvious conclusion is that there's been no major change in the business' prospects in recent times, with the analysts holding their earnings forecasts steady, in line with previous estimates. Fortunately, they also reconfirmed their revenue numbers, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Additionally, our data suggests that revenue is expected to grow faster than the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at €75.00, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.
With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for ZEAL Network going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..
It is also worth noting that we have found 1 warning sign for ZEAL Network that you need to take into consideration.
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