Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel respectively. At the same time, Jefferies has maintained a buy and a hold rating on Bajaj Finance and M&M Finance respectively.
Goldman Sachs has maintained a sell rating on Vodafone Idea and hiked the target price to Rs 2.5 from Rs 2.2.
The path to FCF break-even and market share recovery is unclear and Goldman Sachs sees another 300 bps share loss for the company over the next 3-4 years. In a blue-sky scenario 65% lower AGR dues are being assumed along with a consistent tariff increase and no near-term government repayments. Post this, the global brokerage firm sees an implied value per share of Rs 19 for Vodafone Idea.
Goldman Sachs has maintained a buy call on Bharti Airtel while hiking the target price to Rs 1,700 from Rs 900.
Strong growth with an inflecting FCF/returns profile warrants premium valuation and growth tailwinds are there to sustain, driven by continued share gains, organic growth levers, and future tariff hikes.
Goldman Sachs sees Bharti's India revenue/EBITDA to
grow at a 16%/21% CAGR over FY24-27, and also expect further improvement in the balance sheet profile and forecast net-debt at close to 0 by FY28.
Jefferies maintained a buy view on Bajaj Finance and has also hiked the