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The Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ:IEP) Analyst Just Boosted Their Forecasts By A Massive Amount

Shareholders in Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ:IEP) may be thrilled to learn that the covering analyst has just delivered a major upgrade to their near-term forecasts. The analyst greatly increased their revenue estimates, suggesting a stark improvement in business fundamentals.

Following the upgrade, the latest consensus from Icahn Enterprises' solo analyst is for revenues of US$14b in 2022, which would reflect a decent 10% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Losses are expected to turn into profits real soon, with the analyst forecasting US$1.03 in per-share earnings. Before this latest update, the analyst had been forecasting revenues of US$10b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$0.43 in 2022. 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.

See our latest analysis for Icahn Enterprises

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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. For example, we noticed that Icahn Enterprises' rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with revenues forecast to exhibit 22% growth to the end of 2022 on an annualised basis. That is well above its historical decline of 3.5% a year over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in the industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 5.6% per year. So it looks like Icahn Enterprises is expected to grow faster than its competitors, at least for a while.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away from this upgrade is that the analyst upgraded their earnings per share estimates for this year, expecting improving business conditions. They also upgraded their revenue estimates for this year, and sales are expected to grow faster than the wider market. With a serious upgrade to expectations, it might be time to take another look at Icahn Enterprises.

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With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. We have analyst estimates for Icahn Enterprises going out as far as 2023, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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