Street View: Analysts confident on UltraTech beyond near-term
** Shares of India's UltraTech Cement ULTC.NS up as much as 2.4% to 11,532.15 rupees
** Broader Nifty 50 index .NSEI, of which ULTC is a member, flat on the day
** Gains ahead of India's union budget due on Tuesday, which is expected to have infrastructure as a focus
** Co forecast growth and price recovery post monsoons after Q1 earnings miss
MEDIUM-TERM GROWTH PLANS INSPIRE CONFIDENCE
** Investec (retains "buy", PT 11,477 rupees) - co has one of the best growth pipelines vs peers, fares well for incremental growth
** Morgan Stanley ("overweight", increased PT 13,620 rupees) - profitability should improve over next three years led by cost control, small price hikes and "economies of scale", ULTC "top pick"
** Emkay Research ("buy", raised PT to 12,800 rupees) - co "well-positioned" to gain market share, "liked" industry-leading volume growth
** Jefferies ("buy", hiked PT to 13,100 rupees) - weak Q1 and FY25 "tricky to project" but "continue to like" co for driving industry consolidation
Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru
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