Yahoo Finance What Are Analysts Saying About BAE Systems plc's (LON:BA.) Growth?
Looking at BAE Systems plc's (LON:BA.) earnings update in June 2019, analyst consensus outlook appear cautiously subdued, as a 0.4% rise in profits is expected in the upcoming year, against the higher past 5-year average growth rate of 13%. By 2020, we can expect BAE Systems’s bottom line to reach UK£1.0b, a jump from the current trailing-twelve-month of UK£1.0b. In this article, I've outline a few earnings growth rates to give you a sense of the market sentiment for BAE Systems in the longer term. Investors wanting to learn more about other aspects of the company should research its fundamentals here.
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How will BAE Systems perform in the near future?
Longer term expectations from the 13 analysts covering BA.’s stock is one of positive sentiment. Broker analysts tend to forecast up to three years ahead due to a lack of clarity around the business trajectory beyond this. To get an idea of the overall earnings growth trend for BA., I’ve plotted out each year’s earnings expectations and inserted a line of best fit to determine an annual rate of growth from the slope of this line.
By 2022, BA.'s earnings should reach UK£1.1b, from current levels of UK£1.0b, resulting in an annual growth rate of 5.6%. EPS reaches £0.47 in the final year of forecast compared to the current £0.31 EPS today. However, the near term margins may change heading into 2022, from the current levels of 5.9% to 5.3%.
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