Nomura

AI could transform NBFC lending and drive faster growth, according to Nomura. The brokerage has initiated coverage on Piramal Finance, L&T Finance, Tata Capital and HDB Financial.

Tensions in West Asia, if sustained, could test the goldilocks mix of robust growth and stable inflation, Nomura said in a recent note.

Nifty FMCG index dropped 2.4 per cent today as commodity prices rise amid Iran war. Nomura warned that higher input costs could hurt margins of HUL, GCPL and Colgate Palmolive in Q1FY27

Last week, Nomura had assigned a 65 per cent probability that ‌the Reserve Bank of India would cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5 per cent

Samvardhana Motherson's share price was trading 4.2 per cent higher at ₹134.85 compared to the previous session's close of ₹129.43 on the NSE

Nifty will likely head back to 26,500 and settle there as focus returns to earnings, analysts at Bernstein said in a note

Nomura expects TMCV's India business to be a key beneficiary of the anticipated recovery, supported by its dominant 46 per cent market share in the domestic MHCV segment in FY25.

In a note starting coverage on USL with a 'Buy' rating & target of ₹1,650, Nomura said the sector is seeing a paradigm change as consumers move away from 'drinking more' to 'drinking better'.

The brokerage expects robust margin improvement, strong cash generation and healthy growth in the company's managed hotels pipeline to drive earnings over the medium term.

Nomura has set a target price of ₹830 for the Indian Hotels stock, based on a valuation of 26 times its estimated FY28 EV/Ebitda

TCS Q3 results impact: The common thread across analysts is that while Q3 execution remains strong and margins resilient, clear visibility on broad-based demand acceleration is still missing.

The brokerage lowered its target price to ₹16,598 from earlier levels, implying a 36 per cent upside from current prices.

Nomura highlights that developers are on track for a third consecutive quarter of steady sales momentum, driven largely by sustained interest in branded residential offerings.

Kaynes' stock has fallen about 30 per cent over the past month as against a 1.4 per cent rise in the Nifty, largely on worries around accounting and collections in the smart-meter business

Nomura, which termed Coforge its "top pick in the mid-cap India IT services sector," said the company is banking on a solution-led sales strategy to maintain its growth trajectory.

Nomura expects Indian markets to trade in the range of 20-22x one-year forward earnings, assuming risk premia remain low.

PNGRB, in its 27 November order, raised GAIL's integrated pipeline tariff by roughly 12 per cent to ₹65.7 per mmbtu, effective 1 January 2026.

Valuations across the sector remain attractive, but Nomura stays selective. It has rolled forward its valuation framework to H1FY28 while maintaining target multiples.

In their assessment, Nomura analysts said the Sierra's modern, feature-rich positioning and aggressive pricing strategy could meaningfully lift Tata Motors' volume trajectory in FY26-28.

Nomura says the broad-based slowdown validates earlier expectations of a sharper demand slump in the second half of the year.