Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Portfolio Share: THIS Big Bull gaming stock TANKED by 12% as brokerage maintains sell rating

After brokerage gave a Sell call for this gaming stock, the shares of Nazara Technologies tanked by over 12 per cent to Rs 1,463.75 on the BSE intraday trade on Friday, amid heavy volumes. The stock is trading near its 52-week low, which was touched on Rs 1412.5 per share on April 12, 2021. 

The foreign brokerage firm, CLSA has maintained a sell stance on the stock with a target price of Rs 1,095 per share on the back of hefty premium valuation. The stock hit a high of Rs 2,026.90 on its stock market debut day, March 30, 2021. 

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CLSA in its report said, “In Indian mobile gaming, eSports is niche at 10 per cent of $1.2 billion sector revenue as of CY20. Nazara Tech, a leader in eSports in India, is targeting tournament intellectual properties (IPs). However, competition is set to intensify, led by Jio Games, Dream 11, MPL, and Paytm First Games.” 

Nazara, in eSports, has led with partnerships like ESL and Nodwin/Krafton and sponsors like Airtel for a PUBG mobile tour. However, sector competition will intensify.  

A celebrity investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Nazara Technologies had made a stellar debut on the bourses on March 30 as the shares of the firm listed at Rs 1,990, an 81 per cent over its issue price of Rs 1,101 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), as per the data available on exchanges. 

It is second such gaming company listed on exchanges after Delta Corp. Post-listing, Nazara moved higher to 2,026.90, up 84 per cent. Jhunjhunwala held a 10.82 per cent stake in Nazara Technologies as on March 31, 2021, the shareholding pattern data shows. 

The company derives revenues mainly from subscription fees paid by users for accessing gamified early learning content, as well as, from eSports business. 

At around 12:15 pm, Nazara Technologies was trading over eight per cent lower at Rs 1,529.20 on the BSE, versus 0.84 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex. The trading volumes on the counter more-than-doubled with a combined 750,000 shares having changed hands on the NSE and BSE.