Yahoo Finance Earnings Update: agilon health, inc. (NYSE:AGL) Just Reported Its Second-Quarter Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts
Investors in agilon health, inc. (NYSE:AGL) had a good week, as its shares rose 2.2% to close at US$25.59 following the release of its second-quarter results. The results don't look great, especially considering that statutory losses grew 101% toUS$0.05 per share. Revenues of US$670m did beat expectations by 2.8%, but it looks like a bit of a cold comfort. 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 thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.
See our latest analysis for agilon health
Taking into account the latest results, the consensus forecast from agilon health's eleven analysts is for revenues of US$2.63b in 2022, which would reflect a meaningful 17% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. The loss per share is expected to greatly reduce in the near future, narrowing 41% to US$0.16. Before this latest report, the consensus had been expecting revenues of US$2.58b and US$0.12 per share in losses. While this year's revenue estimates increased, there was also a massive increase in loss per share expectations, suggesting the consensus has a bit of a mixed view on the stock.
The consensus price target stayed unchanged at US$31.70, seeming to suggest that higher forecast losses are not expected to have a long term impact on the valuation. Fixating on a single price target can be unwise though, since the consensus target is effectively the average of analyst price targets. As a result, some investors like to look at the range of estimates to see if there are any diverging opinions on the company's valuation. There are some variant perceptions on agilon health, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$41.00 and the most bearish at US$23.00 per share. These price targets show that analysts do have some differing views on the business, but the estimates do not vary enough to suggest to us that some are betting on wild success or utter failure.
One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. The period to the end of 2022 brings more of the same, according to the analysts, with revenue forecast to display 38% growth on an annualised basis. That is in line with its 45% annual growth over the past year. Compare this with the broader industry, which analyst estimates (in aggregate) suggest will see revenues grow 7.2% annually. So it's pretty clear that agilon health is forecast to grow substantially faster than its industry.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away is that the analysts increased their loss per share estimates for next year. Pleasantly, they also upgraded their revenue estimates, and their forecasts suggest the business is 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 agilon health going out to 2024, and you can see them free on our platform here.
Don't forget that there may still be risks. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for agilon health that you should be aware of.
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