It's been a mediocre week for Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GETY) shareholders, with the stock dropping 15% to US$3.45 in the week since its latest third-quarter results. Things were not great overall, with a surprise (statutory) loss of US$0.01 per share on revenues of US$241m, even though the analysts had been expecting a profit. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. With this in mind, we've gathered the latest statutory forecasts to see what the analysts are expecting for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, the most recent consensus for Getty Images Holdings from five analysts is for revenues of US$958.8m in 2025. If met, it would imply a reasonable 4.5% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are forecast to shrink 5.7% to US$0.12 in the same period. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of US$958.0m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$0.13 in 2025. So it looks like there's been a small decline in overall sentiment after the recent results - there's been no major change to revenue estimates, but the analysts did make a small dip in their earnings per share forecasts.

The average price target fell 8.0% to US$5.55, with reduced earnings forecasts clearly tied to a lower valuation estimate. 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 Getty Images Holdings analyst has a price target of US$7.70 per share, while the most pessimistic values it at US$3.50. This is a fairly broad spread of estimates, suggesting that analysts are forecasting a wide range of possible outcomes for the business.

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. For example, we noticed that Getty Images Holdings' rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with revenues forecast to exhibit 3.5% growth to the end of 2025 on an annualised basis. That is well above its historical decline of 0.9% a year over the past three years. By contrast, our data suggests that other companies (with analyst coverage) in a similar industry are forecast to see their revenue grow 11% per year. Although Getty Images Holdings' revenues are expected to improve, it seems that the analysts are still bearish on the business, forecasting it to grow slower than the broader industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing to take away is that the analysts downgraded their earnings per share estimates, showing that there has been a clear decline in sentiment following these results. Fortunately, the analysts also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, suggesting that it's tracking in line with expectations. Although our data does suggest that Getty Images Holdings' revenue is expected to perform worse than the wider industry. The consensus price target fell measurably, with the analysts seemingly not reassured by the latest results, leading to a lower estimate of Getty Images Holdings' future valuation.

With that said, the long-term trajectory of the company's earnings is a lot more important than next year. At Simply Wall St, we have a full range of analyst estimates for Getty Images Holdings going out to 2026, and you can see them free on our platform here..

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