Citi Initiates Buy Rating on Pine Labs with Target Price ₹235
Citi has initiated coverage on Pine Labs with a Buy rating and target price of ₹235, highlighting the company's strong leadership in merchant payments and improving monetization in India's fintech sector. The brokerage cited limited disruption risk due to profitability focus, rising regulatory barriers, sticky enterprise integrations, and stable competitive positioning as key factors supporting the positive outlook.
08Apr 26
JPMorgan Initiates Neutral Rating on Pine Labs with ₹165 Target Price
JPMorgan has initiated neutral coverage on Pine Labs with a ₹165 target price, recognizing the company's strong position in the growing digital payments market with TAM expanding at 23-25% CAGR. The firm operates an extensive network of 0.9 million merchants, 650+ brands, and 160+ institutions. While EBITDA margins are expected to improve to ~27% by FY28 through affordability and operating leverage, moderating ecosystem growth may limit revenue CAGR to ~17%, though adjusted EBITDA is projected to grow at ~34% CAGR during FY26-28.
Jefferies Maintains Buy Rating on Pine Labs, Cuts Target Price to Rs 260
Jefferies maintains its Buy rating on Pine Labs while cutting the target price to Rs 260 from Rs 300. The brokerage expects ~20% revenue growth and EBITDA margin expansion through operating leverage, network expansion, faster loan origination, and new segments. However, the stock faces near-term pressure with 20-30% YTD decline and sensitivity to lower contribution impacting adjusted EBITDA by ~9-6%.