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Buy, Sell, Hold: 6 stocks on analysts’ radar on January 19, 2018

Adani Ports, UltraTech Cement, and Bharti Airtel, among others, are being tracked by investors on Friday.

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    Adani Ports

    Brokerage: Citi | Rating: Buy | Target: Rs 575

    Citi said that the firm is one of our top picks in India infrastructure/logistics. Further, it said that the company reported well-rounded and strong third quarter earnings.

    Brokerage: CLSA | Rating: Buy | Target: Rs 505

    The brokerage observed that port volume rebounded in Q3. It added that peaked capex & likely improved FCF may lead of tripling of dividend by FY19. It raised FY18 PAT estimates by 5 percent.

    UltraTech

    Brokerage: Credit Suisse | Rating: Underperform | Target: Raised to RS 3,500

    The brokerage has reduced FY18/19 EPS estimates By 10/2%. Further, it said that positive in Q3 was JPA reaching exit utilisation of 60% vs 60% guidance by Q1FY19. It also said that JPA cost now is only rs 100/t higher than co, which can be bridged in 2 quarters.

    Brokerage: Morgan Stanley | Rating: Overweight | Target: Rs 4,892

    The company said that muted EBITDA/Tonne was a key earnings disappointment. Further, focus is on costs and pan-India presence which should drive strong earnings growth.

    Brokerage: CLSA | Rating: Outperform | Target: Raised to Rs 5,000

    CLSA said that Q3 earnings impacted by weak prices & higher costs. Further, it reported a broadly in-line quarter despite wide variance across heads. It added that the management sounded positive in its demand outlook.

    Hind Zinc

    Brokerage: Axis Cap | Rating: Hold | Target: Rs 324

    Axis Cap said that it has maintained FY18/19/20 EPS estimates At Rs 24/27/30. Further, it values the company at five times FY20 EV/EBITDA.

    Brokerage: IDFC Sec | Rating: Underperform | Target: Rs 278

    IDFC Securities values the company at 7x FY20e EV/EBITDA. It said that results could have been better with increase in zinc & lead prices, but was offset by higher production cost.

    Bharti Airtel

    Brokerage: Deutsche Bank | Rating: Buy | Target: Rs 595

    Deutsche Bank said that the firm successfully defended subscribers & rev-share at the cost of profit. India mobile were below estimates, Africa margin surprised on the upside.

    Brokerage: Nomura | Rating: Buy | Target: Rs 625

    Nomura said that interconnect usage charge cut drives 17% qoq drop in India wireless EBITDA. Further, revenue miss is driven by India mobile and has come in 6 percent below estimates.

    Brokerage: CLSA | Rating: Buy | Target: Rs 640

    The brokerage said that the company’s India ARPU surprised positively. Further, increased consolidated EBITDA and PAT estimates by 1-9 percent for FY19-21.

    Yes Bank

    Brokerage: Nomura | Rating: Buy | Target: Rs 375

    Nomura observed that asset quality was relatively stable in q3. Further, no slippages from large pool of upgrades was done in Q2. It said that the key would be Q4 slippages as the company intends to avoid large divergence in FY18.

    Brokerage: Deutsche Bank | Rating: Buy | Target: Rs 400

    The bank said that loan growth comes at the cost of NIMs and a drop in the latter is discomforting.

    Brokerage: CLSA | Rating: buy | Target: Raised to Rs 410

    The brokerage sees 25% PAT CAGR over FY17-20. Further, it said that it missed estimates due to weaker NII & higher provisions. In fact, normalization of slippage is positive. Asset growth of 36% was back-ended & will lift NII in Q4.

    Biocon

    Brokerage: CLSA | Rating: Sell | Target: Rs 350

    The brokerage said that Sandoz collaboration a long-term positive. Further, the costs and profit will be shared equally between the two. Impact On R&D costs & capex in near-term won’t be significant.

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    first published: Jan 19, 2018 09:31 am

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