IndiGo Block Deal: IndiGo promoters likely sell 2% stake in Rs 3,700 crore block deal; stock sheds 4%

In the block window, a large deal involving 83.7 lakh shares of InterGlobe Aviation was noticed in which shares exchanged hands at a share price of Rs 4,406 per unit.

This is the first time the Bhatia Family is selling their stake in InterGlobe Aviation post the IPO. InterGlobe Enterprises, through which Rahul Bhatia, one of the company’s promoters, held a 37.91% stake in the company as of March 2024, BSE filings showed.

Following the block deal, there will be a lock-up period of 365 days for the seller, according to a term sheet issued by the bankers of the deal last evening.

The promoter group is said to be planning to invest money in the hospitality business, primarily to increase presence in Europe, according to an earlier report by ET.In December last year, InterGlobe Enterprises announced the introduction of a new lifestyle hotel brand, Miiro, to launch a collection of individually designed hotels in European cities. The chain will make its debut this summer in Paris and Barcelona, with more European markets in plan.Following the large deal, shares of the airline company fell up to 4.4% at Rs 4,361 on BSE and were trading around 4% lower at 11:16 am.Trendlyne data shows that out of 20 analysts with coverage on the stock, 16 have buy ratings and the remaining four recommend a hold.

Domestic brokerage Kotak Institutional Equities had last week raised the target price from Rs 5,100 to Rs 5,700 by factoring in the likelihood of Indigo moving toward its historical peak of spreads over FY2026-27.

“Recent sound bites from Industry experts suggest most challengers to IndiGo will see another year of stiff losses in FY2025 and won’t see a meaningful boost to aggregate supply over this period. A key challenger has suggested current pricing levels not taking into account cost inflation. We build in 2% higher yields over the next three years despite a 6% decline in crude prices versus FY2024 base; aligned to current ATF prices in Delhi,” Kotak said.