As Dalal Street heads into February 9, here's a look at what brokerages make of some of the key stocks in focus today. On their radar today are stocks such as Trent, Shree Cement, Cummins, Piramal Enterprises and Samvardhana Motherson.

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Shree Cement shares

Brokerages have lined up targets in the range of Rs 18,860-26,000 for Shree Cement, a day after the cement maker reported a set of quarterly earnings that fell short of analysts' estimates. 

Brokerage Rating Target price
Macquarie Neutral Rs 22,813
CLSA Revised to 'sell' from 'reduce' Reduced to Rs 22,250 from Rs 24,000
Morgan Stanley Overweight Rs 26,000
Goldman Sachs Neutral Raised to Rs 22,100 from Rs 20,792
JPMorgan Underweight Raised to Rs 18,860 from Rs 17,900
Jefferies Hold Raised to Rs 21,850 from Rs 21,750

Escorts Kubota shares

CLSA maintained a 'sell' rating on Escorts Kubota but raised its target price for the stock by Rs 40 to Rs 1,601. 

According to JPMorgan, margin pressure in Escorts Kubota is likely to be behind now but its path to recovery will be gradual. The brokerage retained 'Underweight' and reduced its target price to Rs 1,600 from Rs 1,620.

Piramal Enterprises shares

Brokerage Rating Target price
CLSA Reduce Rs 900
Jefferies Buy Raised to Rs 1,035 from Rs 1,000

According to Jefferies, the company's quarterly loan growth is in line and its net interest margin surprised positively. The brokerage finds Piramal Enterprises' valuation to be reasonable. 

UNO Minda shares

Macquarie maintained a 'neutral' rating on UNO Minda with a target price of Rs 545. 

Nomura retained a 'buy' call and raised its target price by Rs 30 to Rs 730.

Samvardhana Motherson shares

Brokerage Rating Target price
Morgan Stanley Underweight Rs 71
CLSA Buy Raised to Rs 98 from Rs 89

Cummins India shares 

Brokerage Rating Target price
Nomura Reduce Rs 940
Macquarie Neutral Rs 1,210

Honeywell Automation shares

Nomura continued with a 'buy' call on Honeywell Automation with a target price of Rs 50,642.

Trent shares

Jefferies maintained a 'hold' rating on Trent with a target of Rs 1,400. 

Gujarat Pipavav shares

Nomura maintained 'buy' on Gujarat Pipavav with a target price of Rs 143.

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