Coal India shares rally 3% after target prices go up to Rs 600 on Q1 beat
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Shares of the state-owned Coal India on Thursday rallied 3% to its fresh 52-week high of Rs 539.90 after the company reported 4% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its consolidated net profit to Rs 10,959 crore for the quarter ended June 2024. Revenue from operations during the April-June 2024 period was up marginally to Rs 36,465 crore. Operationally, the company’s production of raw coal increased to 189 million tonnes in the first quarter as against 175 million tonnes in the previous-year period. Meanwhile, the offtake too improved to 198 million tonnes in Q1FY25 versus 186 million tonnes in Q1FY24. Here is what analysts from various brokerage firms say: JM Financial: Buy| Target price: Rs 601 JM Financial has maintained a buy call on Coal India and hiked the target price to Rs 601 from an earlier Rs 540.The domestic brokerage firm stated that the deviations from estimates are primarily due to restated Q1FY24 financials leading to an increase...