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Analyst Consensus Estimate

The analyst consensus is the average forecast (for earnings, revenue, price targets, and more) across all the Wall Street analysts covering a stock. It is a quick way to see what "the Street" expects, and it is commonly used as a baseline to compare against a company's actual results or your own independent research.

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