JP Morgan has an overweight rating on Reliance Industries with a price target of Rs 1,568. Analysts feel that RIL’s Earnings in the next two years should be better than the last two. They said that RIL’s stock price has felt the pressure of large earnings cuts driven by weaker commodity EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes). This should not recur (given the already low margins). Consumer business growth should translate better to bottom-line, helping relative performance.Motilal Oswal Financial services has downgraded Bharti Hexacom to neutral with the target price at Rs 1,900 as analysts feel the risk-reward for the stock is no longer attractive. They said that since they started their coverage of the stock in Mar ch 2-25, the stock has delivered 40%+ returns. Given that Bharti Hexacom provides a pure-play exposure to Bharti’s fast-growing India wireless and homes business with slightly higher growth prospects, better RoCE (return on capital employed) and lower capital misallocation concerns, they had argued for a slight premium to its parent, Bharti Airtel. However, analysts now believe a premium of about 40% is steep and risk-reward is no longer attractive.Morgan Stanley has an overweight rating on Vishal Megamart with a price target of Rs 161. Analysts said that the management believes the company can continue the current pace of store expansion in the medium term. The company has come a long way from close to bankruptcy to emerging as a successful aspirational (value) retailer.Incred Equities has maintained its add rating on TCS but with a reduced target price of Rs 3,589 from Rs 3,925 earlier. Analysts said that TCS shows better operating cash flow, dividend payout ratio certainty, and healthy return ratios, all of which support valuation while a slower recovery in North America and the FSI vertical, weak bookings, and higher project cancellations are downside risks.Elara Securities India has an accumulate rating on KEC International with the target price at Rs 1,020. Analysts said their rating is based on a robust order pipeline from domestic as well as international markets, scope for margin improvement, reduction of debt, potential for value unlocking through demerger of the cables business, and recovery of stuck cash from both civil and rail projects. With robust momentum in power T&D, real estate and infra, KEC Intl remains a preferred player in the EPC space with a prominent international presence to further boost visibility, they said.
