Which stocks to buy, hold or sell today? As Dalal Street enters the April 27 session, here's a look at what brokerages make of some of the key stocks that are in focus.

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Stocks such as Bajaj Finance, Maruti Suzuki, HDFC Life Insurance, SBI Life Insurance, L&T Tech, Voltas, and other shares are on their radar today.

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Check out the full list of what brokerages recommend, including Bajaj Finance, Maruti Suzuki, HDFC Life Insurance, SBI Life Insurance, L&T Tech, Voltas, and other stocks:

Bajaj Finance

Most global brokerages are divided on Bajaj Finance shares a day after the non-banking finance company released its March quarter earnings on Wednesday. The company’s consolidated profit grew almost 31 per cent year-on-year to Rs 3,157.79 crore in Q4 of the previous fiscal.

Brokerage Rating Price Target
Morgan Stanley Overweight Rs 8,000
JP Morgan Overweight Rs 9,000
Goldman Sachs Sell Rs 6,040
Citi Neutral Rs 6,400
Macquarie Underperform Rs 5,200

Maruti Suzuki

Most brokerages are upbeat on Maruti Suzuki after India’s largest car manufacturer announced its Q4 earnings on Wednesday.

The auto major reported a 42 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,671 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2023, driven by higher sales, improved realisation and favourable forex movement.

Brokerage Rating Price Target
Morgan Stanley Overweight Rs 11,115
JP Morgan Neutral Raised to Rs 8,800 from Rs 8,430
Goldman Sachs Neutral Raised to Rs 8,900 from Rs 8,800
Citi Buy Raised to Rs 13,700 from Rs 12,500
Jefferies Buy Rs 11,000
Macquarie Outperform Rs 10,126

HDFC Life Insurance

After registering a 68 per cent rise in the value of new business (VNB) in Q4 earnings, the majority of the brokerages are bullish on HDFC Life Insurance shares. Private sector life insurer on Wednesday said its profit remained almost flat at Rs 358.66 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2023.

Brokerage Rating Price Target
CLSA Reduce Raised to Rs 560 from Rs 500
Morgan Stanley Overweight Raised to Rs 700 from Rs 650
Goldman Sachs Buy Raised to Rs 650 from Rs 630
Citi Buy Raised to Rs 634 from Rs 595
Jefferies Buy Rs 670
Macquarie Outperform Rs 655

SBI Life Insurance

Global brokerages are also upbeat on SBI Life Insurance shares. The insurer on Wednesday reported Rs 77.6 crore net income for the March quarter, marginally up from the Rs 67.2 crore it had booked in the 12 trailing months, despite higher premiums and margins.

Brokerage Rating Price Target
CLSA Buy Raised to Rs 1,375 from Rs 1,325
Morgan Stanley Overweight Rs 1,650
JP Morgan Overweight Raised to Rs 1,470 from Rs 1,440
Goldman Sachs Buy Cut to Rs 1,510 from Rs 1,520
Citi Buy Raised to Rs 1,695 from Rs 1,657
Jefferies Buy Rs 1,410
Macquarie Outperform Rs 1,580

L&T Technology

Most brokerages are skeptical on L&T Technology shares after the company reported around 2 percent sequential growth in consolidated profit at Rs 309.6 crore in March quarter.

Brokerage Rating Price Target
CLSA Underperform Raised to Rs 3,550 from Rs 3,200
Morgan Stanley Underweight Raised to Rs 3,200 from Rs 3,150
JP Morgan Underweight Cut to Rs 2,850 from Rs 3,000
Citi Sell Cut to Rs 2,875 from Rs 2,960
Macquarie Outperform Rs 4,630

Voltas

 

Brokerage Rating Price Target
Goldman Sachs Sell Rs 840
Morgan Stanley Equqal weight Rs 919
Macquarie Neutral Rs 885

 

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