Market forces rained on the parade of The RMR Group Inc.( NASDAQ:RMR ) shareholders today, when the analysts downgraded their forecasts for this year. This report focused on revenue estimates, and it looks as though the consensus view of the business has become substantially more conservative. The stock price has risen 8.4% to US$20.23 over the past week. Investors could be forgiven for changing their mind on the business following the downgrade; but it's not clear if the revised forecasts will lead to selling activity.
After the downgrade, the two analysts covering RMR Group are now predicting revenues of US$622m in 2026. If met, this would reflect a substantial 184% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. Before the latest update, the analysts were foreseeing US$698m of revenue in 2026. It looks like forecasts have become a fair bit less optimistic on RMR Group, given the substantial drop in revenue estimates.
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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. It's clear from the latest estimates that RMR Group's rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with the forecast 7x annualised revenue growth to the end of 2026 noticeably faster than its historical growth of 3.6% p.a. over the past five years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to grow their revenue at 9.3% per year. Factoring in the forecast acceleration in revenue, it's pretty clear that RMR Group is expected to grow much faster than its industry.
The Bottom Line
The clear low-light was that analysts slashing their revenue forecasts for RMR Group this year. The analysts also expect revenues to grow faster 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 RMR Group after today.
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