ITC share price: On Wednesday, BAT sold 31.30 crore ITC shares, representing 2.5 per cent of the company’s total outstanding equity via its arm Tobacco Manufacturers (India) Limited.
Following the development, the ITC stock fell 4.82 per cent to hit a low of Rs 413 on BSE. With this, ITC shares are down 13 per cent year-to-date and 1.79 per cent for the one-year period.
ITC shares: Select brokerage firms slashed their target prices with some slapping it with a rating downgrade after the diversified FMCG conglomerate reported a muted set performance in Q4.
Elara Secuities expects ITC to report adjusted net profit of Rs 4,840 crore against Rs 4,837.50 crore in the same quarter last year. It sees sales rising 7.1 per cent YoY to Rs 16,847.40 crore against Rs 15,733.60 crore YoY.
ITC share price: Axis Securities sees ITC Q4 profit at Rs 4,643 crore, down 7.5 per cent. It sees flattish revenue at Rs 16,547 crore. Ebitda is seen at Rs 5,809 crore while Ebitda margin is pegged at 35.1 per cent.
Among railway PSUs, IRCON International was trading 1.54 per cent higher at Rs 191.20. RVNL also gained 0.4 per cent to Rs 416.70. NTPC Green Energy Ltd was flat at Rs 103. PFC added 0.84 per cent to Rs 410.
ITC declared dividends worth Rs 7,799.45 crore in FY24. In FY23, ITC anounced dividends to the tune of Rs 15.50 per share for the full financial year, amounting to Rs 7,448.41 crore.
An analyst from YEs Securities said that Bharat forge has experienced a falling trendline breakout on the daily chart, accompanied by a positive crossover of short-term SMAs.
An analyst from Arihant Capital Market is observing that prices of BHEL have taken support at 50-days SMA (Rs 201) and are trading sideways on the daily charts.
BNP Paribas said commentaries from Marico, Dabur India and GCPL indicate that demand has been resilient while urban slowdown, led by weakness in general trade, persisted in Q4FY25.
SBI Securities suggested a 12-month target of Rs 222.30 on ITC Hotels. The stock was trading 0.18 per cent lower at Rs 192.30 on BSE. The target price suggests 15.6 per cent upside over this price.