** Route Mobile ROUT.NS falls nearly 4% to 964.7 rupees, set for biggest pct drop in a month
** Co's Q1 profit down 28% y/y, while revenue falls 5%
** The weak earnings was due to continued softness in messaging channels such as SMS services, loss of low-margin business and customer shifts to alternate channels, as per company
** Average rating from four analysts is "hold", median PT is 1,075 rupees, as per data compiled by LSEG
** YTD, ROUT down 31%
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