Stock recommendations
by share market
analysts for September
21, 2023: ITC, Karnataka
Bank, Tata Steel &
Jubilant Foodworks

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Domestic benchmark indices extended their fall for the second straight session. The 30-share BSE Sensex pack cracked 796 points or 1.18% to close at 66,801, while the broader NSE Nifty index moved 232 points or 1.15% down to end at 19,901. India VIX rose 2.69% to 11.13-level.

Sensex, Nifty fell sharply

For today, share market analysts at different brokerages have assigned 'Buy' calls on ITC, Karnataka Bank, Tata Steel and Jubilant Foodworks. Check share price targets, investment rationale, technical analysis and more crucial details.

Stocks with potential 'Buy' calls

LTP: Rs 453 | Stop-loss: Rs 430

Prabhudas Lilladher has a 'Buy' call on ITC shares with a target price of Rs 500 apiece. So far this year, the stock has risen 36.14%.

ITC share price target

"The stock has corrected from Rs 500 level to bottom out at around Rs 435, maintaining a good support. It has indicated a bounce back with a positive candle pattern in the daily charts to signify strength and potential to give an upward movement in the coming days. The RSI has been on the rise and has shown a trend reversal to improve the bias and with decent volume participation seen, we recommend a buy in this stock for an upside target of 500 keeping a stop loss of 430," said Vaishali Parekh, Vice-President - Technical Research, Prabhudas Lilladher.

ITC shares 'indicated a bounce back'

LTP: Rs 248.65

ICICI Direct Research has included Karnataka Bank in its stock recommendations. The brokerage has a 'Buy' rating on the counter with a target price of Rs 285 per share. The stock has risen 61.20% in 2023 so far.

Karnataka Bank share price target

"The lender's strategy to harness core competency with focus on geographic & product expansion along with investment in digital technology is expected to aid growth and asset quality. Asset quality has been on improving trend with GNPA declining from 4.9% in FY18 to 3.7% in Q1 FY24," analysts at ICICI Direct said.

Karnataka Bank: Asset quality remains strength

LTP: Rs 128.30

As per brokerage Phillip Capital, investors can 'Buy' Tata Steel for a target price of Rs 150 per share. On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, the stock has climbed 7.59%. "We believe that worse is largely over for Europe and in the medium-term, operating performance will remain healthy aided by cost rationalizations. Incremental volumes from India business will be margin accretive and will help to tone down debt despite capex," it stated.

Tata Steel share price target

LTP: Rs 534

Centrum has maintained its 'Buy' call on Jubilant Foodworks with a revised target price of Rs 612 from Rs 570 earlier. The company operates Domino's Pizza in India. "Jubilant in its rejuvenated approach to drive growth through portfolio expansion into high growth chicken QSR segment (Popeyes), coupled with enhanced consumer experience in the value segment and by reimaging Domino's stores could achieve mid-single digit growth in our view," Centrum mentioned.

Jubilant Foodworks

In terms of levels for Nifty, 19,840–19,800 is the crucial support zone while 20,050–20,100 shall act as an immediate hurdle zone, said Jatin Gedia – Technical Research Analyst at Sharekhan.

Technical view: Nifty outlook

"Nifty Bank has also entered correction mode. It was unable to break the previous swing high which was a sign of weakness. On the downside the index can drift towards 45,070–44,930," Gedia stated.

Nifty Bank outlook

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