Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For Planisware SAS (EPA:PLNW) After Its Interim Results

It's been a good week for Planisware SAS (EPA:PLNW) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest interim results, and the shares gained 5.2% to €24.10. Planisware SAS reported in line with analyst predictions, delivering revenues of €106m and statutory earnings per share of €0.71, suggesting the business is executing well and in line with its plan. Following the result, the analysts have updated their earnings model, and it would be good to know whether they think there's been a strong change in the company's prospects, or if it's business as usual. We've gathered the most recent statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their earnings models, following these results.

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Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from Planisware SAS' nine analysts is for revenues of €222.1m in 2026. This reflects a modest 6.6% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory per share are forecast to be €0.83, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of €219.1m and earnings per share (EPS) of €0.81 in 2026. The consensus analysts don't seem to have seen anything in these results that would have changed their view on the business, given there's been no major change to their estimates.

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It will come as no surprise then, to learn that the consensus price target is largely unchanged at €23.97. The consensus price target is just an average of individual analyst targets, so - it could be handy to see how wide the range of underlying estimates is. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Planisware SAS at €30.00 per share, while the most bearish prices it at €14.00. This is a fairly broad spread of estimates, suggesting that analysts are forecasting a wide range of possible outcomes for the business.

Taking a look at the bigger picture now, one of the ways we can understand these forecasts is to see how they compare to both past performance and industry growth estimates. The analysts are definitely expecting Planisware SAS' growth to accelerate, with the forecast 14% annualised growth to the end of 2026 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 8.2% per annum over the past year. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 6.0% per year. It seems obvious that, while the growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, the analysts also expect Planisware SAS to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. Happily, there were no major changes to revenue forecasts, with the business still expected to grow faster than the wider industry. There was no real change to the consensus price target, suggesting that the intrinsic value of the business has not undergone any major changes with the latest estimates.

Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. We have forecasts for Planisware SAS going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.

Another thing to consider is whether management and directors have been buying or selling stock recently. We provide an overview of all open market stock trades for the last twelve months on our platform, here.

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