Kotak Equities initiates coverage on Mamaearth, cites 3 key differentiators

Domestic brokerage Kotak Institutional Equities has initiated coverage on Mamaearth’s parent company, Honasa Consumer with an ‘Add’ recommendation for a target price of Rs 450, an upside potential of 4% from the current levels. The brokerage states that it likes Honasa’s brand seeding/scaling and execution speed. A steady increase in repeat offtakes (conversion of experimentative … Read more

Kotak Equities downgrades multibagger HDFC AMC, upgrades Aditya Birla Sun Life to Add

Shares of multibagger HDFC Asset Management Company (AMC) have been downgraded by Kotak Institutional Equities despite growth tailwinds remaining the strongest. The company’s outperformance over its peers is fully priced in at the current valuations, Kotak said in a note as it slashed the stock’s fair value to Rs 3,750, a 1.5% climbdown from Tuesday’s … Read more

Schaeffler India, 2 more midcap stocks get ratings upgrade from Kotak Equities. Here’s why

Auto components manufacturers Schaeffler India, Timken India and SKF India have been upgraded to ‘Add’ from an earlier ‘Sell’ rating by Kotak Institutional Equities, which sees good entry points in these midcap stocks following a 17-22% correction over the past 6 months. While Schaeffler has fallen by 17%, Timken and SKF’s declines stand at 20% … Read more

Most Indian financial institutions have a clean white shirt: Uday Kotak

As the NPA levels of Indian banks are at multi-year low levels, billionaire banker Uday Kotak believes that most financial institutions now have a clean white shirt after a difficult decade 2009-19. While speaking at the Chasing Growth 2024 Investor Conference organised by Kotak Institutional Equities in Mumbai on Monday, Kotak told investors that the … Read more

Little value in most parts of equity markets, says Kotak Equities

MUMBAI: There is very little value in most parts of the equity market after the recent run-up seen in shares, said Kotak Institutional Equities, advising investors to expect low returns in the election-bound 2024. The brokerage has been cautious on the mid- and small-cap space for the last three to four months, and following the … Read more