A week ago, Everus Construction Group, Inc. (NYSE:ECG) came out with a strong set of first-quarter numbers that could potentially lead to a re-rate of the stock. Statutory revenue of US$827m and earnings of US$0.72 both blasted past expectations, beating expectations by 22% and 67%, respectively, ahead of expectations. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. We thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, Everus Construction Group's three analysts currently expect revenues in 2025 to be US$3.01b, approximately in line with the last 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are forecast to decline 16% to US$2.50 in the same period. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of US$3.01b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$2.49 in 2025. So it's pretty clear that, although the analysts have updated their estimates, there's been no major change in expectations for the business following the latest results.

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The consensus price target rose 5.8% to US$61.00despite there being no meaningful change to earnings estimates. It could be that the analystsare reflecting the predictability of Everus Construction Group's earnings by assigning a price premium. There's another way to think about price targets though, and that's to look at the range of price targets put forward by analysts, because a wide range of estimates could suggest a diverse view on possible outcomes for the business. There are some variant perceptions on Everus Construction Group, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$60.00 and the most bearish at US$55.00 per share. Still, with such a tight range of estimates, it suggeststhe analysts have a pretty good idea of what they think the company is worth.

Another way we can view these estimates is in the context of the bigger picture, such as how the forecasts stack up against past performance, and whether forecasts are more or less bullish relative to other companies in the industry. We would highlight that revenue is expected to reverse, with a forecast 1.7% annualised decline to the end of 2025. That is a notable change from historical growth of 10% over the last year. Compare this with our data, which suggests that other companies in the same industry are, in aggregate, expected to see their revenue grow 7.7% per year. It's pretty clear that Everus Construction Group's revenues are expected to perform substantially worse than the wider industry.

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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. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that Everus Construction Group's revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. There was also a nice increase in the price target, with the analysts clearly feeling that the intrinsic value of the business is improving.

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 Everus Construction Group going out to 2026, and you can see them free on our platform here..

You still need to take note of risks, for example - Everus Construction Group has  2 warning signs  (and 1 which is concerning)  we think you should know about.

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