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There's been a notable change in appetite for VerticalScope Holdings Inc. (TSE:FORA) shares in the week since its yearly report, with the stock down 14% to CA$9.92. Revenues came in at US$69m, in line with estimates, while VerticalScope Holdings reported a statutory loss of US$0.0007 per share, well short of prior analyst forecasts for a profit. 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. So we gathered the latest post-earnings forecasts to see what estimates suggest is in store for next year.
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Taking into account the latest results, the most recent consensus for VerticalScope Holdings from eight analysts is for revenues of US$75.1m in 2025. If met, it would imply a solid 8.8% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of US$75.4m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$0.35 in 2025. Overall, while the analysts have reconfirmed their revenue estimates, the consensus now no longer provides an EPS estimate. This implies that the market believes revenue is more important after these latest results.
Additionally, the consensus price target for VerticalScope Holdings rose 5.6% to CA$16.89, showing a clear increase in optimism from the the analysts involved. 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. Currently, the most bullish analyst values VerticalScope Holdings at CA$18.94 per share, while the most bearish prices it at CA$14.48. This shows there is still a bit of 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.
These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the VerticalScope Holdings' past performance and to peers in the same industry. The analysts are definitely expecting VerticalScope Holdings' growth to accelerate, with the forecast 8.8% annualised growth to the end of 2025 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 1.8% per annum over the past five years. Other similar companies in the industry (with analyst coverage) are also forecast to grow their revenue at 10% per year. VerticalScope Holdings is expected to grow at about the same rate as its industry, so it's not clear that we can draw any conclusions from its growth relative to competitors.