** Shares of Shoppers Stop SHOP.NS up as much as 2.12% to
808.55 rupees
** Brokerage Motilal Oswal says co's healthy recovery in
same store sales growth (SSSG) and stores addition guidance in
departmental/beauty segments should aid revenue growth
** A healthy balance sheet, and strong free cash flow
generation capability could provide comfort on funding footprint
expansion - Motilal Oswal
** Persistent demand pressures, and increased competition
may pose risk, brokerage adds
** Reiterates "neutral" rating with PT of 800 rupees
** Avg rating of eight brokerages equivalent of 'buy;'
median PT is 800.00 rupees - Refinitiv data
** About 34,620 shares change hands as of 1:58 p.m. IST
** Including session's gains, stock up ~12.8% YTD
(Reporting by Manvi Pant in Bengaluru)
((Manvi.Pant@thomsonreuters.com; +918447554364;))