Some Analysts Just Cut Their Limoneira Company (NASDAQ:LMNR) Estimates
The analysts covering Limoneira Company (NASDAQ:LMNR) delivered a dose of negativity to shareholders today, by making a substantial revision to their statutory 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.
Following the downgrade, the current consensus from Limoneira's five analysts is for revenues of US$187m in 2021 which - if met - would reflect a meaningful 14% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. Before the latest update, the analysts were foreseeing US$208m of revenue in 2021. The consensus view seems to have become more pessimistic on Limoneira, noting the measurable cut to revenue estimates in this update.
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There was no particular change to the consensus price target of US$18.60, with Limoneira's latest outlook seemingly not enough to result in a change of valuation. That's not the only conclusion we can draw from this data however, as some investors also like to consider the spread in estimates when evaluating analyst price targets. The most optimistic Limoneira analyst has a price target of US$20.00 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at US$17.00. Still, with such a tight range of estimates, it suggests the analysts have a pretty good idea of what they think the company is worth.
One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. Next year brings more of the same, according to the analysts, with revenue forecast to grow 14%, in line with its 12% annual growth over the past five years. Compare this with the wider industry, which analyst estimates (in aggregate) suggest will see revenues grow 3.1% next year. So although Limoneira is expected to maintain its revenue growth rate, it's definitely expected to grow faster than the wider industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away is that analysts cut their revenue estimates for this year. The analysts also expect revenues to grow faster than the wider market. Overall, given the drastic downgrade to this year's forecasts, we'd be feeling a little more wary of Limoneira going forwards.
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