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Energean plc (LON:ENOG) Analysts Just Slashed This Year's Revenue Estimates By 11%

Market forces rained on the parade of Energean plc (LON:ENOG) shareholders today, when the analysts downgraded their forecasts for this year. There was a fairly draconian cut to their revenue estimates, perhaps an implicit admission that previous forecasts were much too optimistic. Surprisingly the share price has been buoyant, rising 18% to UK£6.10 in the past 7 days. It will be interesting to see if the downgrade has an impact on buying demand for the company's shares.

Following the downgrade, the current consensus from Energean's seven analysts is for revenues of US$159m in 2020 which - if met - would reflect a huge 321% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. Losses are expected to be contained, narrowing 20% from last year to US$0.71. Yet prior to the latest estimates, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$179m and losses of US$0.67 per share in 2020. Ergo, there's been a clear change in sentiment, with the analysts administering a notable cut to this year's revenue estimates, while at the same time increasing their loss per share forecasts.

Check out our latest analysis for Energean

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Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. One thing stands out from these estimates, which is that Energean is forecast to grow faster in the future than it has in the past, with revenues expected to grow 321%. If achieved, this would be a much better result than the 64% annual decline over the past year. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 12% per year. Not only are Energean's revenues expected to improve, it seems that the analysts are also expecting it to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to note from this downgrade is that the consensus increased its forecast losses this year, suggesting all may not be well at Energean. Unfortunately, analysts also downgraded their revenue estimates, although our data indicates revenues are expected to perform better than the wider market. Overall, given the drastic downgrade to this year's forecasts, we'd be feeling a little more wary of Energean going forwards.

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Even so, the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for the value creation of shareholders. We have estimates - from multiple Energean analysts - going out to 2023, and you can see them free on our platform here.

Of course, seeing company management invest large sums of money in a stock can be just as useful as knowing whether analysts are downgrading their estimates. So you may also wish to search this free list of stocks that insiders are buying.

This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.

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