Analysts Have Been Trimming Their China East Education Holdings Limited (HKG:667) Price Target After Its Latest Report
China East Education Holdings Limited (HKG:667) last week reported its latest half-yearly results, which makes it a good time for investors to dive in and see if the business is performing in line with expectations. Results were roughly in line with estimates, with revenues of CN¥2.4b and statutory earnings per share of CN¥0.34. The analysts typically update their forecasts at each earnings report, and we can judge from their estimates whether their view of the company has changed or if there are any new concerns to be aware of. Readers will be glad to know we've aggregated the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their mind on China East Education Holdings after the latest results.
Following the latest results, China East Education Holdings' ten analysts are now forecasting revenues of CN¥5.10b in 2026. This would be a reasonable 5.1% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Per-share earnings are expected to step up 18% to CN¥0.43. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of CN¥5.13b and earnings per share (EPS) of CN¥0.43 in 2026. The consensus analysts don't seem to have seen anything in these results that would have changed their view on the business, given there's been no major change to their estimates.
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The consensus price target fell 5.0% to HK$8.49, suggesting that the analysts might have been a bit enthusiastic in their previous valuation - or they were expecting the company to provide stronger guidance in the semi-annual results. 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. The most optimistic China East Education Holdings analyst has a price target of HK$12.89 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at HK$4.50. Note the wide gap in analyst price targets? This implies to us that there is a fairly broad range of possible scenarios for the underlying business.
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 China East Education Holdings' rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with the forecast 11% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2026 noticeably faster than its historical growth of 3.1% p.a. over the past five years. Compare this with other companies in the same industry, which are forecast to grow their revenue 9.0% annually. China East Education Holdings is expected to grow at about the same rate as its industry, so it's not clear that we can draw any conclusions from its growth relative to competitors.
The Bottom Line
The most important thing to take away is that there's been no major change in sentiment, with the analysts reconfirming that the business is performing in line with their previous earnings per share estimates. They also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, with the company predicted to grow at about the same rate as the wider industry. Furthermore, the analysts also cut their price targets, suggesting that the latest news has led to greater pessimism about the intrinsic value of the business.
Keeping that in mind, we still think that the longer term trajectory of the business is much more important for investors to consider. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for China East Education Holdings going out to 2028, and you can see them free on our platform here..
However, before you get too enthused, we've discovered 1 warning sign for China East Education Holdings that you should be aware of.
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