2 Stocks To Buy, Hold: 2 Brokerages Give Buy, Hold Call To Mid Cap, Large Cap Stocks

2 leading brokerages namely LKP Securities and Emkay Global have given buy and hold ratings to 2 large cap and mid cap stocks. These stocks are Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and Exide Industries Ltd. Emkay Global has assigned hold rating to Exide Industries and LKP Securites has given buy rating to Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Check key takeaways below:

1. Hold Exide Industries Shares

Leading brokerage house Emkay Global has given hold rating to Exide Industries with a target price of Rs 190 apiece.

Stock Outlook: The current market price of Exide Industries is Rs 175 apiece with a 52-week high of Rs 175 apiece and 52-week low of Rs 130 apiece, respectively.

The stock has gained 3.51% so far in morning trade (November 14, 2022). The company has a market capitalisation of Rs 14,892 crore.

Return: The stock operates in Auto Ancillaries sector and came into existence in 1947. The shares have declined 15% in last 5-years, 10% in last 3-years, and 5% in last 1-year. The stock has gained 7% in last 3-months.

Financials: The company declared a consolidated total income of 3876 crore, down 4% from last quarter total income of Rs 4051 crore. It declared a net profit after tax at Rs 241 crore in latest quarter.

About the company: Exide has nine factories strategically located all over India out of which 7 factories are dedicated to batteries and the other 2 factories manufacture Home UPS Systems. It is the only company with multi-locational manufacturing units spread across the country and equipped with cutting edge technology machines, according to its official website.

2. Buy Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Brokerage firm LKP Securities has given buy rating to Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd with a target price of Rs 1513 apiece.

Stock Outlook: The stock gained 0.90% in morning trade. The current market price of the stock is Rs 1298 apiece. If you buy Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd today, you will get a potential return of 17%. The large cap stock operates in Auto sector.
The company has a market capitalisation of Rs 1,61,459 crore. It has given maximum return of 124% in the last 3-years.

Financials: The company declared a consolidated total income of Rs 30076 crore, up 5% from last quarter total income of Rs 28628 crore. Meanwhile the net profit after tax was reported at Rs 2585 crore in the latest quarter.

About Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd: The company is engaged in the manufacturing of automotive vehicles. Mahindra & Mahindra operates through various segments namely Automotive, Farm Equipment, and Others. The Automotive segment includes of sale of automobiles, spare parts, and related services.

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