Tata Motors shares plunge 6% as CLSA downgrades, Trump’s tariffs shake investors’ confidence

Madhu Balaji Updated - April 04, 2025 at 04:03 PM.

Auto stocks including Tata Motors, Bharat Forge, Hero Motocorp, Bosch, Maruti, MRF and Motherson dragged the index.

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Shares of Tata Motors fell 6 per cent on Friday after CLSA downgraded the stock to outperform at a lowered target price of ₹765 per share from ₹930.

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The stock ended 5.94 per cent lower on the NSE at ₹615.10, after hitting an intraday low of ₹610.

This indicates that the brokerage firm has removed the stock from high conviction outperform list. It has also slashed JLR’s EBITDA estimate for FY26. It added that JLR volumes may drop by 14 per cent y-o-y in FY26.

The auto sector witnessed continued selling pressure following Trump’s tariffs.

CLSA says Tata Motors’ EBIDTA margins could fall to 7 per cent in FY26-27.

However, with the commercial vehicles cycle bottoming in FY26, the brokerage has rolled over Tata Motors’ CV valuation to FY28, which could add ₹127 to its share price. It would further cushion the valuation against demand risks due to US tariffs, CLSA added.

Tata Motors sales in the domestic and international market for Q4FY25 stood at 252,642 units, nearly 4.6 per cent lower from 265,090 units in Q4 FY24.

Analysts of InCred Equities have maintained reduce rating on Tata Motors at ₹661 target price stating that the weakness in sales volume is not fully captured by their valuations.

The broader market dragged the Nifty auto index 2.70 per cent lower at 20,593.15. Major losers also included Bharat Forge,Motherson, Bajaj Auto, Hero Motocorp, Eicher Motors,Bosch, Maruti and MRF.

Published on April 4, 2025 05:02

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