Avenue Supermarts shares fall 3% after Q2 results. What are Motilal Oswal, Nuvama saying?
Motilal Oswal and Nuvama rate stocks including Avenue Supermarts and Motilal Oswal.
· Economic Times Markets, ET Stocks, LiveMint Markets
Avenue Supermarts shares fell 3.3% despite an 8.5% year-on-year rise in Q2FY27 net profit to Rs 743 crore. Revenue grew 17.8%, but margins weakened. Motilal Oswal maintained a Neutral rating, while Nuvama retained Hold and cut its target price amid rising costs and profitability concerns.
Key facts
- Period
- Q2FY27
The analysis
Where the names start from: Motilal Oswal is 13% below its 52-week high, +12.6% over three months; Avenue Supermarts is 31% below its 52-week high, -17.4% over three months. A rating is set against the price on the day the note is written, so how far a stock has already run is the part of the case the headline upside leaves out.
Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
Market context
- Brokerage calls from Motilal Oswal and Nuvama, with ratings on the stocks named. The stocks: Avenue Supermarts and Motilal Oswal.
- On the day, 1 of 2 are higher: Avenue Supermarts leads at +0.8% and Motilal Oswal trails at -4.5%.
- Over three months: Avenue Supermarts -17.4% against Consumer & Retail -9.5% (7.9 points behind); Motilal Oswal +12.6% against Capital Markets -6.3% (18.9 points ahead).
- At least 25% below the 52-week high: Avenue Supermarts (31%).
- Trading well above normal today: Motilal Oswal at 2.4 times its 20-day average volume.
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenue SupermartsDMART · Consumer & Retail | ₹3,199.00 | +0.8% | -15.8% | -17.4% | -30.9% | 0.4× | — |
| Motilal OswalMOTILALOFS · Capital Markets | ₹941.95 | -4.5% | -5.2% | +12.6% | -12.9% | 2.4× | — |
Consumer & Retail
1M -4.9% · 3M -9.5%
Avenue Supermarts
Capital Markets
1M -2.9% · 3M -6.3%
Motilal Oswal
Prices as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:10 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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