One thing we could say about the analysts on Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGEN) - they aren't optimistic, having just made a major negative revision to their near-term (statutory) forecasts for the organization. Revenue estimates were cut sharply as analysts signalled a weaker outlook - perhaps a sign that investors should temper their expectations as well.

Following the downgrade, the consensus from four analysts covering Compugen is for revenues of US$9.2m in 2026, implying a painful 88% decline in sales compared to the last 12 months. After this downgrade, the company is anticipated to report a loss of US$0.28 in 2026, a sharp decline from a profit over the last year. However, before this estimates update, the consensus had been expecting revenues of US$11m and US$0.27 per share in losses. So there's been quite a change-up of views after the recent consensus updates, with the analysts making a serious cut to their revenue forecasts while also expecting losses per share to increase.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Compugen's past performance and to peers in the same industry. We would highlight that sales are expected to reverse, with a forecast 98% annualised revenue decline to the end of 2026. That is a notable change from historical growth of 49% 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 23% annually for the foreseeable future. So although its revenues are forecast to shrink, this cloud does not come with a silver lining - Compugen is expected to lag the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to note from this downgrade is that the consensus increased its forecast losses this year, suggesting all may not be well at Compugen. Regrettably, they also downgraded their revenue estimates, and the latest forecasts imply the business will grow sales slower than the wider market. Given the stark change in sentiment, we'd understand if investors became more cautious on Compugen after today.

Even so, the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for the value creation of shareholders. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Compugen going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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