Most brokerages are upbeat on Maruti Suzuki and TVS Motor Company after the auto majors report their financial results for the October-December period. They are divided on SBI Card and HDFC AMC after the release of the companies' quarterly numbers. 

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Here are some of the key stocks on brokerages' radar on January 25:

Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki's quarterly net profit more than doubled compared with the corresponding period a year ago.  

Also Read: Maruti Suzuki wins hearts on D-Street with more than two-fold jump in profit, 310 bps surge in margin

Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Citi and HSBC have maintained a 'buy' call each on Maruti Suzuki, as the company's better pricing, improving mix-aided realisations and gross margin contributed to the carmaker's better-than-expected earnings.

JPMorgan and Nomura have maintained 'neutral' on Maruti Suzuki. 

CLSA has a 'sell' on Maruti Suzuki, though the brokerage has raised its target price for the stock by Rs 643 to Rs 8,240.

Brokerages Rating Price Target
Morgan Stanley Overweight INR 10483
Jefferies Buy INR 11250
HSBC Buy INR 10500
CLSA Sell INR 8240
Goldman Sachs Buy INR 11000
JP Morgan Neutral INR 8430
CITI Buy INR 13100
Nomura Neutral INR 9928

SBI Cards & Payment Services

Brokerages are divided on the card issuer after the company's financial results fell short of analysts' estimates. 

The financial company reported lower-than-expected earnings in the December quarter. Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, and Nomura maintained Overweight, Outperform and Buy ratings, respectively on SBI Cards.

Also Read: SBI Card Q3 Results: Net profit growth at 32%, misses analysts' estimates

CLSA upgraded SBI subsidiaries' stock to Reduce from Sell, JPMorgan maintained a Neutral stance, and HSBC maintained a Hold call on the stock.

Brokerages Rating Price Target
Morgan Stanley Overweight INR 925
Credit Suisse Ouperform INR 1080
JP Morgan Neutral INR 800
CLSA Reduce INR 750
HSBC Hold INR 830
Nomura Buy INR 1030

HDFC AMC

Morgan Stanley has maintained an 'equal-weight' rating on HDFC AMC. The company's net profit came in broadly in line with estimates, according the brokerage.

Brokerages Rating Price Target
Morgan Stanley Equalweight INR 2100
JP Morgan Neutral INR 2150
CITI Sell INR 1920
CLSA Buy INR 2545

TVS Motor

Brokerages Rating Price Target
Morgan Stanley Equalweight INR 1121
JP Morgan Overweight INR 1235
Jefferies Buy INR 1550
Goldman Sachs Neutral INR 1050
CLSA Sell INR 971
CITI Sell INR 800

Colgate-Palmolive

Brokerages Rating Price Target
CLSA Reduce INR 1525
Jefferies Buy INR 1750
CITI Sell INR 1350
Goldman Sachs Sell INR 1050
HSBC Hold INR 1500
Nomura Neutral INR 1550