** Swiggy SWIG.NS rises 2.3% to 427.7 rupees
** Food and grocery delivery platform's Q2 net loss remains high but narrows q/q on robust growth in quick-commerce arm Instamart
** Jefferies says smart rise in average order value key highlight in q-com segment
** Adds q-com profitability will require uptick in take-rate (money co keeps as revenue from each transaction), ramp-up in network utilisation
** HSBC says, "While we see reasons to cheer the results, the loss of market share each quarter to Eternal's ETEA.NS Blinkit is a concern"
** Adds areas for improvement could include lowering marketing costs, improving take-rate, which is lower than that of Blinkit, Zepto
** DAM Capital says narrower-than-expected q-com losses driven by maturing stores, co's Maxxsaver strategy
** Adds Instamart could turn adj. EBITDA profitable in FY28
** Swiggy rated "buy" on avg; median PT is 452.5 rupees, per data compiled by LSEG
** YTD, stock falls ~21%
(Reporting by Ananta Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Ananta.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))