There was some regulatory overhangs post Strides-Mylan Agila transaction, says Arun Kumar, Executive VC & MD of Strides Shasun.
Credit Suisse feels Lupin is trading at high end of historical valuations (23x FY18 EPS) and has low margin of safety with high concentration risk.
Revenue is seen rising 7.3 percent to Rs 3,375.6 crore in quarter ended December 2015 compared to Rs 3,144.9 crore in year-ago period, driven by domestic business but impacted by US business.
Lupin has taken 200 percent price increase in Fortamet, according to Price Rx. The brokerage says it has been highlighting this opportunity for Lupin after a 8 times price increase in competing product Glumetza.
Shares of Lupin fell 4.7 percent intraday Friday (in addition to 2.5 percent decline in previous session) after the brokerage Nomura downgraded the stock to neutral, citing slower US sales growth. Target price reduced to Rs 1,661 from Rs 1,738.