{
  "id": 19107540,
  "title": "Tata Steel slides 2.75% at open despite in-line Q2 results; analysts divided on recovery path",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/tata-steel-slides-2-75-at-open-despite-in-line-q2-results-analysts",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-09T06:24:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindu BusinessLine",
    "slug": "hindu-businessline",
    "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/stock-markets/tata-steel-slides-275-at-open-despite-in-line-q2-results-analysts-divided-on-recovery-path/article71681592.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tata Steel's shares experienced a significant decline of 2.75% in early trading on Monday, opening at ₹192.50 and closing at ₹184.97 by mid-session. The sharp drop occurred following the company's Q2 quarterly results, released over the weekend, and heavy selling pressure. The stock reached a low of ₹184.58, falling below its prior close of ₹190.20 and currently trading 17.5% below its 52-week high of ₹224.40, set in May. Despite the disappointing earnings, Tata Steel maintained that its Q2 performance was in line with expectations.\n\nConsolidated EBITDA for the quarter increased by 18% year-on-year and 14% quarter-on-quarter, reaching ₹10,665 crore. The India operations displayed a healthy EBITDA margin of 25%, whereas UK operations faced challenges, resulting in an EBITDA loss of ₹719 crore due to a 22% drop in deliveries and weak demand. Brokerage firms have mixed opinions on the stock's near-term prospects. Elara Securities upgraded the stock to Buy, setting a target price of ₹235, while CLSA and Nuvama both maintain an Outperform rating with a target of ₹225.\n\nMotilal Oswal and Kotak also upgraded their recommendations, with targets of ₹220 and ₹200, respectively. However, Goldman Sachs remains neutral on the stock, citing unresolved regulatory uncertainties in Europe and challenging market conditions as factors weighing on their outlook. Tata Steel's management anticipates a stronger second half of the year, driven by higher domestic volumes, improving steel realisations, and the Netherlands plant reaching a target of around 1.7 million tonnes in quarterly deliveries. The company's net debt stands at ₹91,423 crore, with a net debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 2.4x.",
  "summary": "Sell orders accounted for 71.18 per cent of total order flow against 28.82 per cent buy interest, with over 2.45 crore shares changing hands worth ₹459.92 crore by 11.33 pm.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}