** Shares of Indian Hotels Company Ltd IHTL.NS rise as
much as 3.1% to record 361.25 rupees
** Tata Group-owned hotelier aims to double consol rev to
150 billion rupees ($1.78 billion) by 2030 with 20% return on
capital employed and also double hotel count to 700
** IHTL targets part of its 'Accelerate 2030' strategy
announced on its investor day
** Jefferies analysts had said they would look for
commentary on drivers to sustain profit growth and margins
** Analysts tracking India's biggest hotelier by market cap
rate it "buy" on avg, same as smaller competitors - LSEG data
** Stock up 73% so far this year, leading gains among major
hotel stocks
($1 = 84.4075 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru)
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