Earnings Miss: Presight AI Holding PLC Missed EPS By 6.5% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
It's been a good week for Presight AI Holding PLC (ADX:PRESIGHT) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest second-quarter results, and the shares gained 4.9% to د.إ3.67. It was a pretty mixed result, with revenues beating expectations to hit د.إ713m. Statutory earnings fell 6.5% short of analyst forecasts, reaching د.إ0.018 per share. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. We've gathered the most recent statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their earnings models, following these results.
Following the latest results, Presight AI Holding's seven analysts are now forecasting revenues of د.إ3.82b in 2026. This would be a decent 14% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to shoot up 33% to د.إ0.15. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of د.إ3.78b and earnings per share (EPS) of د.إ0.13 in 2026. There was no real change to the revenue estimates, but the analysts do seem more bullish on earnings, given the nice increase in earnings per share expectations following these results.
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The consensus price target was unchanged at د.إ4.40, implying that the improved earnings outlook is not expected to have a long term impact on value creation for shareholders. 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. There are some variant perceptions on Presight AI Holding, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at د.إ5.10 and the most bearish at د.إ4.00 per share. The narrow spread of estimates could suggest that the business' future is relatively easy to value, or thatthe analysts have a strong view on its prospects.
Another way we can view these estimates is in the context of the bigger picture, such as how the forecasts stack up against past performance, and whether forecasts are more or less bullish relative to other companies in the industry. The period to the end of 2026 brings more of the same, according to the analysts, with revenue forecast to display 31% growth on an annualised basis. That is in line with its 27% annual growth over the past three years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to see their revenues grow 8.0% per year. So it's pretty clear that Presight AI Holding is forecast to grow substantially faster than its industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing here is that the analysts upgraded their earnings per share estimates, suggesting that there has been a clear increase in optimism towards Presight AI Holding following these results. 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.
With that in mind, we wouldn't be too quick to come to a conclusion on Presight AI Holding. Long-term earnings power is much more important than next year's profits. We have forecasts for Presight AI Holding going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.
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