Zomato shares recover 135% from 52-week low in 2023; time to buy, sell, or hold?

Shares of online food delivery provider Zomato Ltd have surged 135% from their 52-week low in nearly 9 months. Zomato stock, which fell to a 52-week low of Rs 44.35 on January 25, 2023 rose to a high of Rs 104.20 on BSE, translating into returns of 134.94% during the period. Zomato shares logged a majority of gains in the last six months with the stock zooming 100% on BSE. In the current session, the Zomato stock opened flat at Rs 104 on BSE. It hit an intraday high of Rs 105.05. In a year, the stock has risen 50% and climbed 73% in 2023.

Total 16.52 lakh shares of Zomato changed hands amounting to a turnover of Rs 17.05 crore on BSE. The market cap of the firm rose to Rs 89,529 crore on BSE.  Zomato stock has a one-year beta of 1.5, indicating high volatility during the period.

In terms of technicals, the relative strength index (RSI) of Zomato stock stands at 60.5, signaling it's trading neither in the overbought nor in the oversold zone. Zomato shares are trading higher than the 5 day, 20 day, 50 day, 100 day and 200 day moving averages.   

Here's a look at what analysts said on the outlook of the stock.  

Vaishali Parekh, AVP- Technical Research & Analysis at Prabhudas Lilladher said, “The stock has witnessed a decent appreciation in the last six months gaining more than 100% which is quite significant. The stock has maintained above the important 50EMA zone and is in a strong trend expecting for further rise in the coming days. Also, the Cricket World Cup event would boost the business for the next one and half month. The near term support zone is at around Rs 95 levels and on the upside, the next target levels are visible at Rs 118 and Rs 135 levels.”

Aditya Gaggar, Director of Progressive Shares said , "In July, Zomato gave a breakout from the Rounding Bottom Formation with volumes while in the lower timeframe, the stock is in the Rising Channel (Higher Top Higher Bottom Formation), which suggests a continuation of an uptrend. Trend following indicators such as MACD or ADX indicate the presence of a strong trend. As per the Rounding Bottom Formation, the target is Rs 118."

JM Financial is positive on the Zomato stock and kept its target price unchanged at Rs 115.

“We continue to be bullish on the company's long-term growth prospects in the hyperlocal delivery space as we believe it is well positioned to benefit from robust industry tailwinds such as improving tech penetration and rising income share of digitally native millennials / GenZ. Balance sheet remains strong with net cash of Rs 11570 crore as of June 23. We continue to value the consolidated business using a 15-year DCF (WACC of 13% and Tg of 6%) to arrive at an unchanged September 24 fair value for Zomato of Rs 115, ” said the brokerage.

Abhijeet fromTips2trades said, "Zomato is bullish on the Daily charts and a close above resistance of Rs 109.5 could lead to a target of Rs 118 in the near term. Strong support will be at Rs 101.6."

Zomato reported a net profit for the first time in Q1. The food delivery platform clocked a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 2 crore in the June 2023 quarter against a net loss of Rs 189 crore and Rs 186 crore in the March 2023 quarter and June 2022 quarter, respectively. The consolidated adjusted EBITDA rose to Rs 12 crore for the April-June quarter. However, it posted an EBITDA loss of 152 crore in the year ago quarter.

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