Delcath Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCTH) shareholders will have a reason to smile today, with the analysts making substantial upgrades to this year's forecasts. The revenue forecast for this year has experienced a facelift, with analysts now much more optimistic on its sales pipeline.

After the upgrade, the six analysts covering Delcath Systems are now predicting revenues of US$33m in 2024. If met, this would reflect a major 176% improvement in sales compared to the last 12 months. The loss per share is anticipated to greatly reduce in the near future, narrowing 42% to US$1.17. Yet before this consensus update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$29m and losses of US$1.25 per share in 2024. We can see there's definitely been a change in sentiment in this update, with the analysts administering a sizeable upgrade to this year's revenue estimates, while at the same time reducing their loss estimates.

Despite these upgrades, the analysts have not made any major changes to their price target of US$21.33, implying that their latest estimates don't have a long term impact on what they think the stock 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. It's clear from the latest estimates that Delcath Systems' rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with the forecast 7x annualised revenue growth to the end of 2024 noticeably faster than its historical growth of 27% p.a. over the past five years. Compare this with other companies in the same industry, which are forecast to grow their revenue 8.2% annually. It seems obvious that, while the growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, the analysts also expect Delcath Systems to grow faster than the wider industry.

The Bottom Line

The most important thing here is that analysts reduced their loss per share estimates for this year, reflecting increased optimism around Delcath Systems' prospects. They also upgraded their revenue estimates for this year, and sales are expected to grow faster than the wider market. Given that analysts appear to be expecting substantial improvement in the sales pipeline, now could be the right time to take another look at Delcath Systems.

Analysts are clearly in love with Delcath Systems at the moment, but before diving in - you should be aware that we've identified some warning flags with the business, such as major dilution from new stock issuance in the past year. For more information, you can click through to our platform to learn more about this and the 2 other concerns we've identified .

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