Ceat inflates as foreign brokerage assigns outperform rating

Ceat rose 1.14% to Rs 1,913.45 at 09:45 IST on BSE after a foreign brokerage reportedly initiated coverage on the stock with an outperform rating.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 96.87 points or 0.31% at 31,116.49. The BSE Mid-Cap index was down 45.32 points or 0.31% at 14,789.10.

On BSE, so far 26,000 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 1.43 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock hit a high of Rs 1,916.70 and a low of Rs 1,896.80 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 1,934.10 on 8 June 2017. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 731.20 on 24 June 2016.

The mid-cap company has equity capital of Rs 40.45 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

A foreign brokerage has reportedly initiated coverage on the Ceat stock with an outperform rating with a price target of Rs 2,250 per share. The brokerage said that the tyre maker has a stronger brand and wider reach. The tyre industry's pricing response to cost increases is positive, it added.

Ceat's consolidated net profit dropped 32.51% to Rs 66.33 crore on 5.28% growth in total income to Rs 1475.42 crore in Q4 March 2017 over Q4 March 2016.

Ceat is one of India's leading tyre manufacturers. The company sells its tyres under the Ceat brand.

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