This Just In: Analysts Are Boosting Their Hindalco Industries Limited (NSE:HINDALCO) Outlook for This Year

Celebrations may be in order for Hindalco Industries Limited (NSE:HINDALCO) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a significant upgrade to their statutory estimates for the company. The consensus statutory numbers for both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) increased, with their view clearly much more bullish on the company's business prospects. The stock price has risen 5.3% to ₹1,104 over the past week, suggesting investors are becoming more optimistic. Could this big upgrade push the stock even higher?

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After this upgrade, Hindalco Industries' 26 analysts are now forecasting revenues of ₹3.3t in 2027. This would be a notable 19% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are presumed to shoot up 71% to ₹103. Prior to this update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of ₹3.0t and earnings per share (EPS) of ₹86.66 in 2027. There has definitely been an improvement in perception recently, with the analysts substantially increasing both their earnings and revenue estimates.

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With these upgrades, we're not surprised to see that the analysts have lifted their price target 12% to ₹1,121 per share.

Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. It's clear from the latest estimates that Hindalco Industries' rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with the forecast 19% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2027 noticeably faster than its historical growth of 9.6% p.a. over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 11% per year. It seems obvious that, while the growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, the analysts also expect Hindalco Industries to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The biggest takeaway for us from these new estimates is that analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates, with improved earnings power expected for this year. They also upgraded their revenue estimates for this year, and sales are expected to grow faster than the wider market. Given that the consensus looks almost universally bullish, with a substantial increase to forecasts and a higher price target, Hindalco Industries could be worth investigating further.

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 Hindalco Industries going out to 2029, and you can see them free on our platform here..

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