UltraTech Cement rose 2.53% to Rs 4,126 at 10:45 IST on BSE after a foreign brokerage house reportedly upgraded the stock to buy from outperform.
Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 69.91 points or 0.22% at 32,459.87.On the BSE, 3,846 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 13,246 shares in the past one quarter. The stock had hit a high of Rs 4,127.35 and a low of Rs 4,030.30 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 4,531 on 16 May 2017 and a 52-week low of Rs 3,052 on 27 December 2016.
The stock had underperformed the market over the past one month till 19 October 2017, falling 4.12% compared with 0.03% decline in the Sensex. The scrip had underperformed the market in past one quarter, falling 3.7% as against Sensex's 1.13% rise. The scrip had also underperformed the market in past one year, rising 0.4% as against Sensex's 15.14% rise.
The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 274.54 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.
The brokerage house reportedly upgraded its rating on UltraTech Cement following a positive surprise in the company's earnings. UltraTech had a strong Q2 earnings as product prices stayed nearly unchanged QoQ versus expectation of slight decline. It has reportedly pegged its price target at Rs 4,900 on the stock.
UltraTech Cement's consolidated net profit fell 31.18% to Rs 422.77 crore on 20.2% growth in net sales to Rs 6936.13 crore in Q2 September 2017 over Q2 September 2016.
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UltraTech Cement is a leading cement manufacturer in India. It is a part of the Aditya Birla Group.
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