Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Shares Tumble After Slashing Loan-Growth Guidance

The stock dropped as much as 7.57% during the day to Rs 44.70 apiece on the NSE.

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank exterior, signage. (Photo: Usha Kunji/NDTV Profit)

Shares of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. declined nearly 8% on Monday to the lowest in over two weeks after it lowered its loan-growth guidance for the current financial year by 500 basis points due to stress building up in some pockets of its business.

It has estimated a loan growth of 20% by the end of the fiscal. The lender has also revised down its return on equity by 200 basis points to 22% from its May's projection, according to an analyst presentation.

On the NSE, Ujjivan's stock declined as much as 7.57% during the day to Rs 44.70 apiece, the lowest level since June 5. It was trading 6.66% lower at Rs 45.14 per share, compared to a 0.44% decline in the benchmark Nifty at 09:47 a.m.

The share price has gained 19.55% in the last 12 months and 20.84% on a year-to-date basis. The total traded volume so far in the day stood at 12 times its 30-day average. The relative strength index was at 31.23.

Fourteen out of 16 analysts tracking the company have a 'buy' rating on the stock, one recommends 'hold' and another suggests 'sell', according to Bloomberg data. The average of 12-month analyst price targets implies a potential upside of 40.6%.

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