TVS Motor Company has a price target of ₹4,327 from Morgan Stanley, implying upside of roughly 31% from the May 18 closing price of ₹3,291, as the brokerage issued a tactical buy idea on Tuesday citing a stock repurchase plan as the primary near-term catalyst.
Why Morgan Stanley turned tactically bullish on TVS Motor
The stock has corrected approximately 8% over the past week against a flat Nifty, weighed down by investor concerns around rising investment in subsidiaries — specifically, a potential acquisition of a 4.9% stake in Jana Small Finance Bank. Morgan Stanley’s equity analyst Binay Singh argues the selloff is overdone. The brokerage assigns a 70–80% probability to the scenario playing out as expected, rating TVS Motor Overweight with an Attractive industry view on India autos and shared mobility.
The trigger is a stock repurchase plan. Morgan Stanley believes the buyback, combined with the company’s track record and upcoming catalysts, is sufficient to push the stock above the broader market over the next 30 days.
TVS Motor volume momentum is outpacing the industry
On the ground, TVS is running ahead of its two-wheeler peers. For the first 19 days of May, industry wholesale volumes are up 6% year-on-year; TVS has clocked 9.5% growth over the same period. Morgan Stanley expects full-month May wholesale to expand around 16% year-on-year, a sharp acceleration from the 7% growth recorded in April, as supply normalization flows through the channel.
Valuation case: Why TVS deserves a premium over Bajaj and Eicher
On core ex-subsidiary EV/EBITDA using Bloomberg consensus estimates, TVS currently trades at 16.5x FY28, versus Bajaj Auto at 16x and Eicher Motors at 19x. Morgan Stanley’s view is that TVS should command a premium over Bajaj given its broader product portfolio, demonstrated market share gains, and headroom on margins — making the current discount to Eicher an additional argument for re-rating.
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