Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to Overweight while raising its price target post the quarterly performance while Motilal Oswal and Nuvama reiterated their buy stance on the counter. Kotak Institutional Equities reiterated an ‘Add’ rating on TCS shares.
TCS on Thursday reported higher-than-expected revenue for the quarter ended December 2023, but the bottomline trailed expectations. India’s largest software service provider reported a 2% year-on-year (YoY) growth in consolidated net profit for the quarter to Rs 11,058 crore, and revenue increased by 4% to Rs 60,583 crore.
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Morgan Stanley: Overweight | Target: Rs 4,240
Morgan Stanley upgraded TCS stock to ‘Overweight’ from an earlier equal weight stance and hiked the price target to Rs 4,240 from 3,900. In its post-earnings stock review, the brokerage noted resilience in its revenues with its Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) margin reaching the 25% mark sooner than expected. The management commentary also turned slightly positive with indications of a likely pickup in growth rates, going ahead.
Though the stock underperformed its peers in 2023, its P/E is not cheap but the premium could be sustained if execution improves, the brokerage said.
Motilal Oswal: Buy | Target: Rs 4,250
Motilal Oswal has reiterated a buy stance on TCS with a target of Rs 4,250 after the company reported earnings which beat its estimates. This was despite demand constraints, it said.
Given its size, order book and exposure to long-duration orders and portfolio, TCS is well positioned to withstand the weakening macro environment and ride on the anticipated industry growth, Motilal said.
Owing to its steadfast market leadership position and best-in-class execution, the company has been able to maintain its industry-leading margin and demonstrate superior return ratios, the note said.
The current target implies 25X FY26E EPS with a 14% upside potential.
Nuvama: Buy | Target: Rs 4,500
Calling TCS’ Q3FY24 results solid, which were better than estimates, Nuvama reiterated a buy view on the counter for a target of Rs 4,500 which it revised upwards from an earlier target of Rs 4,400.
Nuvama highlighted management commentary which said that the macro environment was similar to the last quarter with the long-term demand environment remaining strong. It called out its BFSI vertical bottoming out.
“We upgrade FY24E/25E/26E EPS (+1.4%/+1.4%/+1.7%),” the Nuvama note said.
Kotak Equities: Add | Target: Rs 4,115
Kotak in its stock review maintained an Add rating on TCS. The company’s headline revenue growth was ahead of its estimate, driven by higher contributions from the BSNL deal. The company has reined in costs well, aiding higher-than-expected margin improvement, it said.
“We cut our revenue growth for FY2025E while keeping estimates unchanged for FY2026. EPS estimates are largely unchanged and so is our fair value of Rs 4,115,” the brokerage said.
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