** Shares of Pidilite Industries Ltd PIDI.NS climb as much
as 2.96%, biggest intraday gain since Dec. 29, 2022
** Co on Monday reported 11.3% climb in Q4 net profit and
7.3% growth in topline
** ICICI Securities says co has near-term benefits on
falling raw material costs and real estate sector pickup
** Stock likeable for strong growth prospects, market
leadership in some categories and robust balance sheet - ICICI
** Rating house retains "add" rating, PT unchanged at 2,650
rupees, 7.2% above Tuesday's close
** Motilal Oswal expects healthy earnings growth on easing
key raw material costs
** Reiterate neutral rating on stock - MO analysts
** Trade volume of ~952,900 shares as of 1:13 P.M., 2.6
times the 30-day average
** Four analysts rate stock 'buy' or higher, 5 'hold' and 10
'sell' or lower, as per Refinitiv IBES data
** Including session's gains, stock has fallen 1.22% so far
this year
(Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru)
((Hritam.Mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com;))