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Tata Motors At Record High: Here's what is working for Nifty 50's top gainer of 2023

This is also the second-best annual performance for Tata Motors shares since 2009. In 2021, the shares had risen 163%.

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By Sonia Shenoy  Nov 22, 2023 10:15:54 AM IST (Updated)

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Tata Motors At Record High: Here's what is working for Nifty 50's top gainer of 2023
Shares of Tata Motors Ltd. are trading at a record high on Wednesday and have now gained in five out of the last six trading sessions.

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The third most-valued Tata Group company has gained 77% so far in 2023, making it the top performing stock on the Nifty 50 index. This is also the stock's second-best annual performance since 2009. In 2021, the shares had risen 163%.
But what is working for the company? Here are some factors:
Strong JLR Sales: According to brokerage firm CLSA, JLR's sales in October increased by 14.1% year-on-year, with volumes in the UK going up by 65% and those in the European Union growing by 29%. The management of Tata Motors has also raised JLR's EBIT margin guidance from 6% to 8% for financial year 2024. It also expects EBIT margin to reach 10% by financial year 2026.
Debt Reduction: JLR has also managed to reduce its debt by £300 million and also expects to reduce net debt to £1 billion by the end of financial year 2024. CLSA expects the company to turn net cash positive by financial year 2025.
Tata Tech IPO: Tata Motors is also in focus because of the Tata Technologies IPO, which has opened for subscription on Wednesday. The company, being a majority shareholder in Tata Technologies, will be offloading 4.62 crore shares in Tata Technologies. At the upper end of the price band, the company may fetch 2,310 crore through this stake sale.
"Good performance on Tata Motors but what we have to actually keep on looking out for is basically a couple of things. One is obviously the cash flows. So they have been guiding for strong free cash flow. And yes, at the moment the numbers are strong, so one can keep on accumulating at these prices," Nischal Maheshwari told CNBC-TV18 on November 3.
Ajay Bodke, Market expert had said last month that the company's India Business is doing well both in terms of CV as well as the passenger vehicles. "Not a bad place to be in for at least a 15-20% one year return from hereon Tata Motors," he said. The stock has risen 5.7% over the last one month.
Out of the 35 analysts that track Tata Motors, 28 have a "buy" recommendation, three have a "hold" rating, while four have a "sell" call. Incidentally, CLSA's price targt of ₹841 per share is the highest on the street for Tata Motors.
Shares of Tata Motors are off opening highs, but are trading 0.3% higher at 683.85.

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