Morgan Stanley maintained its overweight rating on Reliance Industries with the target price maintained at Rs 1,803. The stock is the top pick among the analysts at the brokerage house. They said the energy security policies and tighter refining markets are the reasons keeping product spreads structurally stronger for longer. The company’s oil to chemicals earnings was supported despite higher logistics costs. And RIL is well placed on heavy and sour crude processing and diversified sourcing. The chemical cycle recovery is aided by advantaged feedstocks through US ethane and captive naphtha expected to lift earnings 6-8% this year. Monetisation 4.0 underway as solar module, cell and energy storage manufacturing ramps up. However, the same is not fully reflected in valuations. AI monetisation and data centre investments remain a show-me story for investors. The stock is trading at 1.1x economic value to invested capital, a 68% discount to domestic peers across verticals, similar to 2018 levels before significant outperformance.Citigroup initiated its coverage of LG Electronics India with a buy rating and target price at Rs 1,800. Analysts said the company has a dominant market share in washing machines, refrigerators, TVs, and ACs. It operates at 85%+ localized, in-house manufacturing with strong parent R&D. The company’s low domestic penetration offers structural growth runway. Its upcoming Sri City plant involves Rs 5,000 crore capex.Macquarie initiated its coverage on GMR Airports with an outperform rating and a target price of Rs 125. Analysts said GMR’s India gateway airports are embedded with premium travel consumption. Its captive passenger ecosystems drive passenger-spends through retail, duty-free and integrated monetisation. Its large landbank offers upside through commercial development and ecosystem expansion.Jefferies has a buy on Interglobe Aviation (Indigo) with the target price at Rs 5,380. Analysts attended the management meet, and hade a few takeaways. The airlines’s management reiterated its pragmatic approach with near-term focus on pricing over capacity push amid cost inflation. Discussions also focused on long-term tailwinds for the growth of the aviation sector, cost optimization and fleet expansion. The airline is expanding forex hedging. And for its the international segment is a key growth lever with new fleet, new routes. The company is expanding its Geo and customer profile with recent initiatives.Nomura maintained its buy rating on Nestle India with the target price at Rs 1,500. Analysts said FSSAI issued notice to the company over detection of larvae in a Maggi packet. Nestle clarified that the complaint originated from an unverified X account, and independent lab testing of the same batch of the product confirmed samples were free of infestation. The company submitted comprehensive quality records to the FSSAI.(Disclaimer: Recommendations and views on the stock market, other asset classes or personal finance management tips given by experts are their own. These opinions do not represent the views of The Times of India)
