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Zee Ent Shares Jumps 22% In 2 Weeks, Hits 52-Week High. Here Are All Key Details

Zee Ent share has rallied 22 per cent after Punit G🧔oenka, MD at Zee Ent said that merger talks between the company and Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) are in the final stages.

Zee Ent Shares Jumps 22% In 2 Weeks, Hits 52-Week Hig🦹h. Here Are All Key Details
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The shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises hitℱ a 52-week high of Rs 363.50, up 4 per cent on the ꧋BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade despite that Sensex plunged over 350 points, according to Business Standard.

The stock of Zee Ent quoted a 52-week high of Rs 362.85 and a 52-wee𒁃k low of Rs 166.8. The total 💫market cap of Zee Ent stood at Rs 34386.46 crore so far, reported The Economic Times, citing BSE data.

In the past two weeks, the stock has rallied 22 per cent after after Punit Goenka, MD and CEO of Zee Ent said that merger talks between the company🅠 and Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) are in the final ღstages.

Zee Ent and SPN𒀰I had announced a merger in September of their India businesses with Sony holding the majority stake. About 53 per cent of the merged entity would be owned by Sony and the rest by Zee’s holders, according to the non-binding agreement signed in September. In past three months, the market price of Zee Ent more-than-doubled or up 102 per cent, against 1.4 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Zee Ent’s key financial details

The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 2010.47 crore for the quarter ended 30-Sep-2021, up 11.16 per cent from the previous quarter's Rs 1808.56 crore and up 14.19 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 1760.61 crore. The net profit for la💖test quarter stood at Rs 270.16 crore, up 187.19 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.

Shareholding pattern
As of 30-Sep-2021, domestic institutional investors held 7.26 per cent stake in the company, while fo🐽reign institutional investors held 57.18 per cent and the promoters 0.22 per cent.

Check what brokerage house/analysts are saying:

Emkay Global Financial Services

The brokerage house has maintain𝔍ed ‘buy’ rating on ZEEL with revised target price of Rs 415 (Rs🍌 430 earlier).

Yes Securities

The brokerage house, couple of w𝄹eeks back, had given a buy call on Z𒊎ee Entertainment Enterprises with a target price of Rs 375.

Geojit

Some weeks back, th🐼e investment firm had given꧒ a buy call on Zee Ent with a target price of Rs 389.