Hero MotoCorp operating profit may lag estimates-StarMine

Reuters Market Eye - Hero MotoCorp Ltd's operating profit may lag consensus estimates when it reports October-December quarter results later in the day, Thomson Reuters StarMine's SmartEstimates shows.

StarMine's SmartEstimates, which places greater emphasis on forecasts by top-rated analysts, expects Hero MotoCorp to report an operating profit of 9.54 billion rupees for the quarter, compared with a consensus mean estimate of 9.69 billion rupees.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi)