Saturday, March 17, 2007

Stocks you can pick up this week

M&M
CMP: Rs 731
TARGET PRICE: Rs 1,030

HSBC Securities has retained its ‘overweight’ rating on M&M with a 12-month price target of Rs 1,030. “M&M has overcome input cost pressures through a combination of factors: production in tax-free zones in H2FY06; benefits from consolidation in the tractor industry; greater contribution from diesel generator sales; the transfer of the light commercial vehicle business to a separate JV called Mahindra International; an increase in returns to scale and economies of scale after diversification into the auto parts business; and bargaining harder for raw material procurement,” the HSBC note to clients said.

Read more at Economic Times