Upgrade: Analysts Just Made A Substantial Increase To Their Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC) (DSM:QGTS) Forecasts
Shareholders in Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC) (DSM:QGTS) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just delivered a major upgrade to their near-term forecasts. The analysts greatly increased their revenue estimates, suggesting a stark improvement in business fundamentals.
After the upgrade, the consensus from Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC)'s four analysts is for revenues of ر.ق4.1b in 2026, which would reflect a discernible 3.7% decline in sales compared to the last year of performance. Statutory earnings per share are supposed to decline 11% to ر.ق0.27 in the same period. Previously, the analysts had been modelling revenues of ر.ق3.5b and earnings per share (EPS) of ر.ق0.21 in 2026. So we can see there's been a pretty clear increase in analyst sentiment in recent times, with both revenues and earnings per share receiving a decent lift in the latest estimates.
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Although the analysts have upgraded their earnings estimates, there was no change to the consensus price target of ر.ق5.23, suggesting that the forecast performance does not have a long term impact on the company's valuation.
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. We would highlight that sales are expected to reverse, with a forecast 7.2% annualised revenue decline to the end of 2026. That is a notable change from historical growth of 2.7% over the last five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the same industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 0.9% annually for the foreseeable future. So although its revenues are forecast to shrink, this cloud does not come with a silver lining - Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC) is expected to lag 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. Fortunately, they also upgraded their revenue estimates, and are forecasting revenues to grow slower than the wider market. The lack of change in the price target is puzzling, but with a serious upgrade to this year's earnings expectations, it might be time to take another look at Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC).
Still, the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) (QPSC) going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..
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