Amara Raja Batteries share price jumped as much as 1.8% to Rs 654.4 today after over 1 crore shares changed hands on Tuesday, July 18. The company’s stock fell over 6% in the previous session after Clarios ARBL Holding LP sold 23.91 million shares at an average price of Rs 652.97 per share totalling Rs 15.61 billion. Meanwhile, BNP Paribas Arbitrage bought 2.5 million shares at an average price of Rs 652, totalling Rs 1.63 billion; Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund purchased 920,245 shares at Rs 652 per share, totalling Rs 600 million; Nippon India Mutual Fund bought 1.46 million shares at Rs 652 per share, totalling Rs 951.83 million; Pinebridge Inv Asia Limited A/c Pb Global Funds – Pinebridge India Eqfund bought 1 million shares at Rs 651.98 per share, totalling Rs 651.98 million; Societe Generale purchased 4.2 million shares at Rs 652, totalling Rs 2.74 billion; Tata Aia Life Insurance Company Ltd bought 2 million shares at Rs 652, totalling Rs 1.3 billion.
Amara Raja Batteries stock has fallen over 6% in the last one week while it has jumped 14.5% in the last six months. At the current price of Rs 654.45 per share, the company’s market capitalisation stands at Rs 11,178.82 crore. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 708.45 on 6 July 2023 and 52-week low of Rs 461.65 on 27 July 2022. Today, the stock touched an intraday high of Rs 656 and a low of Rs 645.65.
“We believe moderation in the raw material price and improving volume will drive margin growth. In addition, the auto sector is likely to show a pick up in H1FY24 owing to a strong rebound in volume and margin expansion. We expect margins to expand due to respite in raw material prices. However, on a 1 year fwd. basis, the stock is trading below its historical average and has shown good attraction in the last month. We value ARBL at 13x FY25E EPS with a target price of Rs. 762/share and recommend Buy rating at CMP,” analysts at Geojit said in a report on 21 June.