Brokerage Radar: Shree Cement sees target cuts, Morgan Stanley ups ICICI Bank’s price aim
Check out the latest brokerage calls and analyst comments on the stocks in action today. Our coverage includes Britannia Industries, Jubilant FoodWorks, Shree Cement and more.
Check out the latest brokerage calls and analyst comments on the stocks in action today. Our coverage includes Britannia Industries, Jubilant FoodWorks, Shree Cement and more.
Britannia Industries
Nomura On Britannia
Neutral Call, Target At `5,800/Sh
Another Quarter Of Below-than-expected Results
Morgan Stanley On Britannia
Equal-weight Call, Target At `5,424/Sh
Miss On All Fronts In Q2
Inflation Hurts Demand & Profit
Had Earlier Guided Revenue Growth To Be In-line With Volume Growth By Q3
Downside Risk To The Guidance Seems Likely
Jubilant FoodWorks
Morgan Stanley On Jubilant Food
Equal-weight Call, Target At `620/Sh
Demand Trends Remain Uninspiring
Initiatives Are Showcasing Improving Growth Trends
Jefferies On Jubilant Food
Buy Call, Target At `880/Sh
Managed To Continue With A Positive SSSG In A Tough Macro Environment
Delivery Continued To Show Respectable Growth, Dine-in Suffered
Mgmt Is Unapologetically Focusing On Growth
CLSA On Jubilant Foodworks
Underperform Call, Target At `445/Sh
Domino’s Sales Per Store Declined 1.1% YoY, LFL Growth Slightly Below Ests
Domino’s India Is Seeing A Shift To Delivery From Dine-in, Which Is Dilutive To Margin
Management Indicated An Acceleration To SSSG In Q3
Cut FY25-27 Earnings Estimates By 17-32%
Shree Cement
Morgan Stanley On Shree Cement
Underweight Call, Target At `24,200/Sh
Strategy Changed Again, Good Prices Prioritised Over Volumes
H2FY25 Should Be Good, As For Other Large Cement Players
Limited Clarity Around Capacity & Volumes Market Share Gains
Jefferies On Shree Cement
Buy Call, Target Cut To `28,400/Sh
Reported A Slight EBITDA Beat On The Back Of Better Realisation
Strategy Becomes Confusing, Focus Was Volume In Q1 & Value In Q2
Due To Industry Headwinds, Cut EBITDA Estimates By 9-15%
CLSA On Shree Cements
Hold Call, Target Cut To `25,600/Sh
Q2 EBITDA Below Estimates On Weak Volumes
It Is Likely To Have Lost Market Share In Key Geographies
Cement ASP Largely Flat QoQ, Leading To Better-than-industry Profitability
Asian Paints
Nomura On Asian Paints
Neutral Call, target At `2,500/Sh
Co Gave A Cautious/Guarded Outlook
Company Expects FY25 Volumes Growth To Be In Single Digit
Margin Range Guidance Of 18-20% For Next Few Yrs
Morgan Stanley On Asian Paints
Equal-weight Call, Target Cut To `2,358/Sh
Management Sounded Less Optimistic On Near-term Demand
Co Cuts FY25 volume Growth Guidance To Single Digit
Margin Guidance Reiterated, But See Potential Downside Risk
Morgan Stanley On ICICI Bank
Overweight Call, Target Raised To `1,650/Sh
Remains Top Pick Despite Its Strong Outperformance
Improved Funding/Underwriting Franchise Has Driven Performance So Far
Expect Earnings To Continue To Outperform Peers
Power Of Compounding In Play, Expect Further Re-rating
CLSA On Hindalco
Buy Call, Target At `800/Sh
Reported EBITDA Of `4,300 Cr, 35% Above Estimates
Aluminium EBITDA/t Rises $96 QoQ Despite $140/t Lower LME
HSBC On UPL
Buy Call, Target Cut To `680/Sh
Sharp Stock Correction Appears An Overreaction
On Course To Recovery As Expect Further Improvements In H2
Rights Issue/Other Initiatives Are Levers For Debt Reduction
Jefferies On Ramco Cements
Underperform Call, Target Cut To `680/Sh
Q2 EBITDA Better Than Estimates On Lower Costs
Revenue In-line With Vols Declining 3% YoY & Pricing Are Lower 5% QoQ
Leverage Ratios Remain Elevated
Nomura On EPLBuy Call, Target At `290/Sh
Q2 Above Estimates, Sales Growth Of 8.4% YoY Tad Below Ests
Revenue Growth Guidance Of Double-digit Retained For FY25
Medium-term Guidance Indicates Step-up In Sales Growth & EBITDA
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