While the medium-term outlook remains highly optimistic, the stock may remain choppy in the near-term
Thus far in calendar year 2023, the share price of ITC has appreciated by 48 per cent, while HUL's stock price has gained 1.3 per cent and the Sensex 8.8 per cent, respectively.
At ITC, the number of crorepati employees jumped by 36 per cent year-on-year to 257 in FY23 from 189 in the previous year. In HUL, 205 managers earned more than Rs 1 crore in annual salary in FY23
Analysts at Jefferies beleive the stock could top the Rs 600-mark, an upside of over 34 per cent from current levels
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Analysts raised their cigarette volumes growth estimate for FY24E considering market share gains from illicit cigarettes as well as strong growth in high price cigarettes.
Thus far in the calendar year 2023, the stock has outperformed the market by surging 25 per cent, as compared to 0.55 per cent gain in the S&P BSE Sensex.
The ITC stock closed at Rs 419.65 on the BSE, down 1.87 per cent
The FMCG index has risen 10 per cent since the start of the current year, with ITC, Nestle India, Radico Khaitan, and Varun Beverages zoomed 31 per cent, 12 per cent, 11 per cent and 10 per cent each
Thus far in calendar year 2023, ITC surpassed Infosys, HDFC, SBI, Bharti Airtel, Adani Enterprises and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in market-cap ranking.
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FPIs have increased their stake in ITC for the third straight quarter to 12.87 per cent at the end of March 2023 quarter.
FMCG stocks may rise up to 17% once the index hits a new all-time high
The consistent good growth in the cigarette business, strong tailwinds in the hotel business and scale-up in non-cigarette FMCG business makes its earning visibility better compared with peers.
Selective FMCG stocks may rise up to 11 per cent, even if broader market loses more ground
The FMCG index too was seen outperforming the BSE benchmark in Thursday trade with a gain of nearly 1 per cent.
ITC group firm Fortune Park Hotels Ltd plans to add 15 new properties with 1,500 rooms in the next two-and-a-half years to its portfolio as part of its expansion across India, according to company Managing Director Samir MC. The hospitality firm, which currently has 42 properties with room inventory of around 3,200, is looking to cater to a strong domestic demand in smaller cities and also from pilgrimage tourism. "In a country like ours, we are very high on domestic travel, and that will just continue increasing at a higher rate than what the inbound would increase. So, definitely for a chain like ours, that's a key factor which defines our strategy of growth," Samir told PTI. Hence, he said, "We look at growing into various parts of the country, whether it's Tier one, Tier two, Tier three." Given the fact Fortune Park Hotels is a "hardcore Indian company", Samir said it understands the Indian consumers, their expectations and the behaviours very well, besides the cultural element
With a modest 1 per cent increase in duty on cigarettes and improving outlook for FMCG and Hotels, brokerages think ITC is well positioned for a strong FY24.
A new all-time high on Nifty FMCG index may trigger up to 25 per cent upside in selective stocks
Revenue from operations increased by 0.8% to Rs 17,122.15 crore from Rs 16,971.18 crore in the previous fiscal quarter