Axis Securities sets DMart target at ₹4,845, sees 24% upside

Axis Securities has named Avenue Supermarts, operator of DMart, among its August stock ideas, assigning a ₹4,845 target price. Its consumer-facing picks also include Eternal, Nestlé India, Varun Beverages, Chalet Hotels and LG Electronics India.

— Source publishedWed, 5 Aug, 2026, 09:36 IST·First seen Wed, 5 Aug, 2026, 09:55 IST·Source NDTV Profit

What happened

Axis Securities included Avenue Supermarts (DMart) among its August 2026 top stock ideas, assigning a Rs 4,845 target price and projecting 24% upside. The

Key facts

  • Avenue Supermarts target price: Rs 4,845
  • Avenue Supermarts implied upside: 24%
  • Axis Securities' top picks upside range: up to 28%

Why this matters

DMart's inclusion in Axis Securities' August ideas highlights its standing among consumer-facing growth and consolidation plays.

What to watch

  • Quarterly revenue growth materially above or below consensus
  • Same-store sales growth acceleration, especially in mature urban stores
  • Gross-margin and EBITDA-margin movement amid discounting
  • Store openings, closures and new-store ramp-up commentary
  • Management guidance on demand, competition and expansion capex
  • Quick-commerce pricing, assortment expansion and delivery-fee changes
  • Broad consumer-sector multiple expansion or contraction
  • Additional analyst upgrades or earnings-estimate revisions
  • Track DMart's next quarterly same-store sales growth, revenue growth, EBITDA margin and net profit versus consensus estimates.
  • Monitor store-addition pace, mature-store productivity and capex intensity for evidence that expansion is generating adequate returns.
  • Compare DMart's valuation and growth outlook with Trent, Reliance Retail indicators, supermarket peers and quick-commerce platforms.
  • Watch for follow-on brokerage upgrades, target-price revisions and foreign/institutional ownership changes after earnings.
  • Assess whether food inflation and consumer trade-down behavior strengthen DMart's value-retail proposition or pressure gross margin.