ABB India shares gain another 9%, brokerages remain bullish

Shares of ABB India surged 9% to close at Rs 5,439 as analysts at most top brokerages raised or retained share price targets on the stock after the company reported strong profit in third-quarter results. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 5,450 earlier in the session. The revised average analyst price target on ABB India available on Bloomberg after the third-quarter results was Rs 5147.42, implying a downside of 5.36% over Thursday’s closing.

“We see ABB as a perfect trifecta of automation, electrification, premiumisation,” said Nomura’s analysts in a client note. ABB shares jumped 20% in the previous two trading sessions. Analysts at Kotak Securities said that the pace of execution is likely to moderate due to the increased execution period since large orders have doubled. But margins are likely to be resilient bolstered by premiumisation, higher utilisation, and value-based pricing. “Order inflow growth remains constrained by select sectors firing. The pace of execution may moderate further while margin may remain resilient,” said Kotak Securities in a note.