BofA lowers its ratings on Swiggy and Zomato
Zomato and Swiggy, and cut their target prices citing expectations of rising losses in the quick commerce business over the next 12-15 months and slowing growth in margins in the food delivery unit.
The brokerage has downgraded Zomato from 'Buy' to 'Neutral', and cut its price target to ₹250 per share, and Swiggy to 'Underperform' from 'Buy' with price target slashed to ₹325.
Shares of Zomato ended 2.5% lower at ₹203.3 on Wednesday, and Swiggy closed at ₹323.9, down 3.9%.
BofA's price targets imply 23% and 0.4% upsides for Zomato and Swiggy, respectively, from Wednesday's closing level. «Between Zomato and Swiggy, we find Zomato better placed with scale and first-mover advantage in quick commerce, leading to better unit economics, higher margins and a stronger cash position (hence, Neutral). Given Swiggy's higher losses in quick commerce, any prolonged price war would delay breakeven (hence, Underperform),» it said.
Shares of Zomato have declined 26%, and Swiggy is down 40.2% this year.
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