Infosys shares tank to 52-week low after IT major's Q4 results; Anil Singhvi sees support at Rs 1,200-1,245

Infosys (INFY) shares tanked to a 52-week low on Monday, as the country's second largest IT company saw a barrage of downgrades and downward revisions in target prices by top brokerages following the release of its Q4 results. Infosys shares tumbled by as much as Rs 169.6 or 12.2 per cent to Rs 1,219 apiece on BSE, after the company reported a much-worse-than-expected set of earnings for the January-March period and announced a dividend of Rs 17.5 per share. 

The stock finished the day with a loss of 9.4 per cent at Rs 1,258.1 apiece on the bourse. 

Infosys Q4 results summary

Infosys reported a seven per cent sequential drop in net profit to Rs 6,128 crore for the January-March 2023 period, a day after TCS kicked off the Q4 results season by reporting a muted set of quarterly numbers. Its revenue came in at Rs 37,441 crore for the three-month period, as against Rs 38,318 crore for the previous quarter, according to a regulatory filing.

Infosys guidance

Infosys pegged constant currency revenue growth at 4-7 per cent for the year ending March 2024 and operating margin at 20-22 per cent. Read more on Infosys guidance

EDITOR'S TAKE | Anil Singhvi sees support for Infosys futures at Rs 1,200-1,245 levels

Read more on Infosys Q4 results | Key highlights

Here's what brokerages make of Infosys after the Bengaluru-based IT major's Q4 results:

Credit Suisse downgraded the stock to 'neutral' from 'outperform' and reduced its target price of the IT major's stock from Rs 1,760 to Rs 1,240, implying a downside of 10.7 per cent from Thursday's closing price.   

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