Should you buy, sell or hold ICICI Lombard shares now?

ICICI Lombard has staged a mixed financial performance for the March quarter (Q4 FY25), with a 1.9 per cent year-on-year decline in its net profit despite a nearly 20 per cent jump in its premium earned. Here's how brokerages view the general insurance after its latest earnings report.
Should you buy, sell or hold ICICI Lombard shares now?
ICICI Lombard's Q4 net profit was in line with analysts' expectations. | Representational image

Q4 FY25 Results Update: ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICIGI) on Tuesday reported a mixed set of results for the final quarter of FY25. Its standalone net profit stood at Rs 510 crore, marking a year-on-year fall of 1.9 per cent, whereas its premium earned increased 19.6 per cent to Rs 5,226 crore, according to a regulator filing post-market hours on Tuesday.

Zee Business analysts had pegged ICICI Lombard’s quarterly net profit at Rs 510 crore and its premium earned at Rs 5,050 crore.

Here's how various brokerages view ICICI Lombard after the release of the private sector general insurance company's latest earnings report:

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Morgan Stanley downgrades ICICI Lombard to 'Equal-weight' from 'Overweight', cuts target by Rs 205

The brokerage has downgraded ICICI Lombard to 'equal-weight' from 'overweight' while revising its target price for the stock to Rs 1,855 from the earlier Rs 2,060.

Jefferies maintains 'buy' on ICICI Lombard but cuts target price by Rs 10

Jefferies has reinstated its 'buy' call on ICICI Lombard shares with a lower target price of Rs 2,170 apiece, instead of the earlier Rs 2,180.

The insurer's quarterly profit fell short of the brokerage's estimates owing to lower operating profits as well as investment income.

Citi continues with 'sell' rating on ICICIGI, raises target price by Rs 90

Citi has maintained its 'sell' call on ICICI Lombard after the earnings announcement.

The brokerage's target now stands at Rs 1,540 for the insurance stock, instead of the earlier Rs 1,450.

Macquarie maintains 'outperform' on ICICI Lombard

The brokerage has maintained its 'outperform' call for the stock with a target of Rs 2,255.

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