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On the other hand, Nuvama remains cautious about CESC and Hindalco Industries Ltd., maintaining a 'hold' on both. CESC's Q2 profit miss and Hindalco's short-term challenges—especially surrounding Novelis' earnings and aluminum prices—are leading to more tempered forecasts.

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• Maintained 'buy' with a target price of Rs 800, implying an upside of 37%.

• Top-pick in India consumer staples.

• Company announced plans to further expand in Africa.

• This mitigates concerns around the usage of the proposed fund raise.

• Sees long-term positives for growth opportunity in India.

• Strong execution-led growth/market share gains in existing international markets.

• Access to new territories in Africa for beverages and/or foods.

• Downgraded to 'neutral' from 'buy', with a target price of Rs 439 from Rs 589 earlier. This implies an upside of 0.5%.

• Falling lithium cell prices and slower EV adoption pose risks to cell profitability.

• Q2 results were 12% below estimates.

• Weaker telecom demand near-term.

• Lowered FY25F revenue growth to 6% from 12% earlier.

• Cut Ebitda margin by 90bp/60bp.

• Lower target P/E multiple to 18 times vs long-term average 20 times earlier.

• Retained 'buy' with a target price of Rs 2,472 per share, an upside of 37%.

• Company focused on quality of growth and premiumisation with rising mix of SUVs.

• Domestic execution was strong relative to peers.

• Maintained estimates for volumes to be flat in FY25F and rise to an 8% CAGR over FY25-27F.

• Driven by 7-8 new models including facelifts and capacity increase.

• Estimates Ebitda margins to improve to 14% by FY27F from 13.1% in FY24.

• Estimates 17% earnings CAGR over FY25-27F, one of the highest in our PV coverage.

• Stock is very attractively priced at 18 times FY27F P/E.

• Nuvama maintains 'hold' on CESC, with a target price of Rs 190 per share, a 3.5% upside.

• Q2 net profit subdued, missed brokerage and street estimates.

• Enthused by CESC’s strategy of renewable energy transition-led cost cuts.

• Cost cuts can add to company's cash flows/RoE over time.

• Current stock price factors most near-term benefits, brokerage said.

• Nuvama maintained 'hold' on Hindalco Industries, and raised target price to Rs 737 from Rs 679 earlier. This implies a 13% upside.

• Aluminium profit expected to rise in third quarter on higher aluminium and alumina prices.

• Hindalco’s Indian operation enjoys low aluminium cost, higher alumina prices improving product mix.

• Novelis’ short-term earnings growth is uncertain amid a tight scrap market.

• Raised FY25 and FY26 consolidated Ebitda estimates by 7%.

• FY25-26 growth hinges on aluminum/alumina prices.

• Maintained 'sell' with target price of Rs 900 per share, a downside of 9.2%.

• Q2 numbers were slightly below estimates.

• Impact of competition in gasacol HD will be felt.

• This may result in third quarter margins to be slightly lower QoQ.

• Next 2-3 quarters may be volatile.

• Maintainded 'sell' with target price of Rs 125, a downside of 23.8%.

• Second quarter results were below estimates.

• Have a more cautious outlook on the global demand trends.

• OEMs are cutting volume guidance and delaying new launches.

• Do not think growth in new segments can offset the decline in the autos business.

• Despite recent debt payoff, balance sheet continues to be leveraged.

• Retained 'add' with a target price of Rs 190 from Rs 200 earlier. This implies an upside of 14%.

• Organic revenue growth was 4-5% higher than the market.

• Premiumisation-led growth in content per vehicle would continue for company, brokerage said.

• Better visibility in non-autos with targets 25% sales contribution.

• But outlook is weakening and remains challenged across major markets.

• Lower FY25E/26E/27E EPS by ~10%/5%/3%, due to lower margins.

• Retained 'sell' with target price cut to Rs 155 from Rs 165, implying a downside of 13.6%.

• Push for growth keep margins rangebound.

• Company misses estimates on higher marketing spends.

• Own brands, eB2B, offline contribute to growth.

• Margins estimates for FY25-26 lowered.

• Initiates coverage on Power Finance with 'outperform', target price at Rs 630 per share, a 31% upside.

• Initiates coverage on REC with 'outperform', with target price at Rs 660, implying an upside of 25%.

• Initiated coverage on NTPC with 'outperform'. Target price of Rs 475 per share, implying an upside of 21% upside.

• Initiated coverage on Power Grid with 'outperform', with a target price of Rs 380, a 15% upside.

• Retained 'buy' with a target price of Rs 1,252 from Rs 1,190 earlier, an upside of 25%.

• Q2 above estimates with strong segmental performance.

• Company continues to be a key beneficiary of premiumisation and rising electronics content.

• LED/alloy wheel penetration driving stronger growth.

• EV push by incumbent two-wheeler companies and upcoming launches should support further scale-up.

• EV-four wheeler opportunity is significant, expect more order wins to drive revenue from FY27F onwards.

• Revenue/Ebitda estimates remain largely unchanged.

• Stock currently trading at 36 times FY27F EPS.

• Stock is attractive given strong 23% FY24-27F EPS CAGR.

• HSBC maintains bullish outlook.

• Lower Brent prices support OMC profits as fuel pump rates stay fixed.

• Rebound in Indian oil demand post-monsoon to help volumes.

• Oil volatility seen as positive, discouraging pump price changes.

• Lower future oil prices, stable fuel rates set to support OMC margins.

• Brokerage maintains 'buy' on IOCL, BPCL, HPCL.

• IOCL/BPCL/HPCL target price set at Rs 190/460/480.

• Target prices of IOCL/BPCL/HPCL imply 37%/49%/28% upside.

• CLSA maintains 'outperform' on RIL with target price of Rs 1,650, implying an upside of 30%.

• Market ignoring new energy business worth $40 billion.

• RIL's 20 GW solar Gigafactory to launch in three-four months, benefit from global partnerships.

• Expects solar business value of $30 billion.

• Stock offers attractive entry point to play important catalysts in 2025.

• Reiterated 'buy', with a target price of Rs 8,400 per share, a 24% upside.

• Expects revenue to clock 16% CAGR over FY23-26.

• Projects Ebitda margin to improve 300bps over FY23-26.

• Strong demand in energy and mobility divisions to drive margins.

• Opportunity pipeline remains strong with key products like Xcelerator.

• Company rightly positioned to capture railway-related opportunities.