Interactive software platform Unity (NYSE:U) will be reporting earnings this Thursday morning. Here’s what you need to know.
Unity beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $508.2 million, up 16.8% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ billings estimates but revenue guidance for next quarter meeting analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Unity’s revenue to grow 16.8% year on year, a reversal from the 1.9% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Unity has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at Unity’s peers in the design software segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Cadence Design Systems delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 24.2%, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.5%, and Procore Technologies reported revenues up 15.8%, topping estimates by 2.6%. Cadence Design Systems traded up 1.8% following the results while Procore Technologies was also up 7.2%.
Read our full analysis of Cadence Design Systems’s results here and Procore Technologies’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the design software segment, with share prices up 9.6% on average over the last month. Unity is up 18.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $36.04 (compared to the current share price of $35.22).
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