Brokerages have issued fresh recommendations on several stocks, highlighting key insights and target prices. Here are the top stocks in focus today based on Fund Houses Recommendations:

Key upgrades and initiations:

  • Citi on GSPL: Upgraded to Buy, target price ₹325
  • HSBC on Tata Motors: Upgraded to Buy, target price ₹840 (cut)
  • DAM on Ambuja Cement: Upgraded to Buy, target price ₹555
  • Jefferies on Patanjali: Initiated Buy, target price ₹2,050
  • Cantor on Adani Green: Initiated Overweight, target price ₹1,222
  • Cantor on Adani Power: Initiated Overweight, target price ₹595
  • Jefferies on SAI Life: Initiated Hold, target price ₹730
  • Jefferies on Waaree Energies: Initiated Hold, target price ₹2,030

Maintained Buy ratings:

  • Citi on HPCL: Target price ₹460
  • BofA on Bajaj Auto: Target price ₹8,900
  • Jefferies on JSW Energy: Raised target price to ₹700
  • DAM on Ramco Cement: Target price ₹905

Sector outlook:

  • DAM on Cement Stocks: Demand uptick from Dec’24 led by government capex revival. Industry nearing the end of consolidation. Shree Cement and UltraTech Cement are top picks.

Morgan Stanley Focus List changes:

  • Added: Coforge and Indigo
  • Removed: Infosys and M&M

Neutral & Sell calls:

  • DAM on Dalmia Bharat: Neutral, target price ₹1,750
  • DAM on ACC: Neutral, target price ₹2,010
  • DAM on Nuvoco: Neutral, target price ₹320
  • GS on Dixon: Sell, target price ₹10,500
  • GS on Cable & Wire: Polycab and KEI trading at FY27E P/E of 31X and 29X, suggesting waiting for better entry points

 

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