Shares of Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (NASDAQ:GGAL) have been given a consensus rating of 2.25 by brokerage analysts covering the stock. This number is based on a simplified ratings scale of 1-5 where 1 represents a Strong Buy and 5 a Strong Sell. This number, which is calculated by Zacks Research, is based on the 1 sell-side research firms offering short-term price targets on the equity. Three months ago analysts had a rating of 2.25 on the stock.

The covering brokerage firms also offer predicted future one year price targets on the shares. Currently the projections range from $40 to $40 with the average sitting at $40.

Earnings Focus

Looking ahead to future earnings growth, analysts are expecting Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (NASDAQ:GGAL) to report earnings per share of $0.7 for the quarter ending on 2015-06-30. This is the consensus EPS estimates based on the 1 brokers taken into consideration. Looking further ahead, analysts have a long-term growth earnings per share estimate of $N/A on the stock. This is the best estimate for both earnings and revenue over the next three to five years.

All eyes will be on Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. on 2015-08-06 when the Street is expecting the company to report their quarterly numbers. Analysts will be looking for an improvement on last quarter’s numbers where the firm reported earnings of $0.85 per share for the period ending on 2015-03-31. This was $0.07 away from what the analysts had expected, or a 8.97% surprise factor.