Shares of cigarette-to-hotel conglomerate ITC hit its new 52-week high of Rs 402 on NSE recently. At around 10:15 am today, the shares of ITC were trading at Rs 396.69 apiece
So far in 2023, ITC shares have rallied around 20%, outperforming Nifty 50 which has fallen around 3% year-to-date. The stock has been the top performer among the Nifty shares, rising over 50% in the last year
Analysts continue to remain bullish on ITC stock and maintain a 'Buy' rating on the counter, seeing up to a 15% upside in the near term
Nuvama Institutional Equities analysts have a strong buy on ITC. ITC was among the best-performing stocks in Nifty last year and the brokerage expects that to recur this year also. In their model consumer portfolio, Nuvama has 30% weightage on ITC, the highest along with Godrej Consumer
In its recent report this month, brokerage Sharekhan reiterated its 'buy' call on ITC with a target price of Rs 450, suggesting an upside potential of 13%. Attractive valuations at 23 times/21 times its FY2024/FY2025E EPS and double-digit earnings growth visibility make ITC their preferred pick in the large consumer goods space from a medium to long-term perspective
According to Choice Broking Executive Director Sumeet Bagadia, Rs 400 is a key psychological level and once this is breached, the ITC stock may rally towards Rs 440 per share in the next one-two month
"Technically, ITC has strong support near Rs 370 levels and resistance could be seen at Rs 419. Investors should buy on dips around Rs 385 to Rs 390 for a target of Rs 418 with a stop loss of Rs 375," Ravi Singhal, CEO at GCL told BT
ITC stock traded higher than the 5-day, 20-day, 50-day, 100-day and 200-day moving averages. The counter's 14-day relative strength index (RSI) came at 66.1. A level below 30 is defined as oversold while a value above 70 is considered overbought. The company's stock has a price-to-equity (P/E) ratio of 27.1
"The stock could move up to the next resistance of Rs 410 and even Rs 425 in the near term. These levels should be used by investors to book profits and wait for a dip near support levels of Rs 360 or Rs 329 in the lower range to initiate fresh buy positions for much better returns in the months ahead," AR Ramachandran from Tips2trades told Business Today
ITC has given Rs 6 per share interim dividend so far for the last financial year, and had given Rs 11.5 per share dividend for the previous fiscal year
ITC has declared 25 dividends since July 3, 2001. In the past 12 months, ITC has declared an equity dividend amounting to Rs 12.25 per share, according to data from Trendlyne
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