India's Mahanagar Gas gains on analysts' optimism on growth despite Q1 profit fall
** Shares of Mahanagar Gas MGAS.NS climb ~3% to 1,797.30 rupees
** City gas distributor reported 23% drop in Q1 consol net profit but Jefferies analysts say MGAS' volume growth "superior" compared to peers such as Indraprastha Gas IGAS.NS
** Says operating profit was ahead of its estimates, due to lower gas costs and rise in overall volumes
** Jefferies maintains "buy"; raises PT to 1,990 rupees, a Street-high per LSEG, from 1,600 rupees, citing valuation discount to IGAS
** Brokerage, however, flags margin pressure due to fall in administered price mechanism, which is the gas price set by the government
** Avg rating on MGAS at "buy", while IGAS rated "hold" - LSEG data
** MGAS up ~50% YTD vs IGAS' ~28% climb
Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru
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