** Shares of Piramal Pharma PIRM.NS rise 5.1% to 264.05
rupees
** JM Financial Institutional Securities starts coverage
with a "buy" and TP of 340 rupees, a Street-high, per data
compiled by LSEG
** TP at 35% premium to stock's previous close
** PIRM's differentiated offerings, global manufacturing
presence and end-to-end capabilities will help to capitalise on
the ongoing contract drug manufacturing industry expansion -
note
** Brokerage sees margin expansion on increasing
contribution from on-patent manufacturing
** PIRM stock up ~91% YTD vs 24% gains in 2023
(Reporting by Vijay Malkar)
((VijayDattaram.Malkar@thomsonreuters.com;))