The analysts covering SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company (TADAWUL:2020) delivered a dose of negativity to shareholders today, by making a substantial revision to their statutory forecasts for this year. Revenue estimates were cut sharply as the analysts signalled a weaker outlook - perhaps a sign that investors should temper their expectations as well.

Following the latest downgrade, SABIC Agri-Nutrients' eight analysts currently expect revenues in 2026 to be ر.س13b, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are presumed to step up 18% to ر.س11.28. Previously, the analysts had been modelling revenues of ر.س15b and earnings per share (EPS) of ر.س11.56 in 2026. Indeed, we can see that analyst sentiment has declined measurably after the new consensus came out, with a measurable cut to revenue estimates and a minor downgrade to EPS estimates to boot.

Analysts made no major changes to their price target of ر.س138, suggesting the downgrades are not expected to have a long-term impact on SABIC Agri-Nutrients' valuation.

Of course, another way to look at these forecasts is to place them into context against the industry itself. It's pretty clear that there is an expectation that SABIC Agri-Nutrients' revenue growth will slow down substantially, with revenues to the end of 2026 expected to display 1.2% growth on an annualised basis. This is compared to a historical growth rate of 5.4% over the past five years. Compare this against other companies (with analyst forecasts) in the industry, which are in aggregate expected to see revenue growth of 3.9% annually. So it's pretty clear that, while revenue growth is expected to slow down, the wider industry is also expected to grow faster than SABIC Agri-Nutrients.

The Bottom Line

The biggest issue in the new estimates is that analysts have reduced their earnings per share estimates, suggesting business headwinds lay ahead for SABIC Agri-Nutrients. Unfortunately analysts also downgraded their revenue estimates, and industry data suggests that SABIC Agri-Nutrients' revenues are expected to grow slower than the wider market. Often, one downgrade can set off a daisy-chain of cuts, especially if an industry is in decline. So we wouldn't be surprised if the market became a lot more cautious on SABIC Agri-Nutrients after today.

Even so, the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for the value creation of shareholders. We have estimates - from multiple SABIC Agri-Nutrients analysts - going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here.

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