Ather Energy shares rallied as much as 3% to their day’s high of Rs 1,625 on the BSE on Thursday after international brokerage Nomura raised the target price, believing that EV two-wheeler adoption is accelerating faster than expected.

Nomura has a ‘Buy’ call on the shares of Ather Energy and raised its target price to Rs 1,926 apiece from Rs 1,714 apiece, with the latest target price implying around 22% upside potential from the stock’s previous closing price of Rs 1,580 apiece.

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Two-wheeler EV penetration progressing faster than expected

The two-wheeler industry’s EV penetration is progressing faster than Nomura’s expectations, with the international brokerage believing that this growth is still under-represented by nearly 20% due to lack of supply. Improving product offerings, higher consumer acceptance and supportive policy, and favourable total cost of ownership (TCOs) are key enablers for the inflection in EV penetration, it added.
The ongoing shift towards scooterisation should further aid in EV adoption, Nomura said. “We, therefore, raise our EV two-wheeler penetration forecast to 22% by FY30 vs 19.6% earlier. This implies a 45% EV penetration for scooters,” it added.

Ather Energy’s launch of Konarc

With the launch of Konarc, Ather has further reinforced its tech leadership, according to Nomura. Konarc introduced a suite of features including Advanced Electronic Braking System (AeBS), MagicKey and SmartWake, AutoPop and AirWalk for an easier everyday experience, with these features primarily being offered on Z variants of Konarc.
The international brokerage believes the EL platform will double the TAM for Ather, with its scalable architecture, and should enable Ather to offer products at more competitive price points while retaining its tech-led differentiation. The success of the new motorcycle platform in the future can provide further upside to its estimates.Also read | Ather Energy’s 130% stock surge leaves Tesla and BYD behind in 2026

Nomura raises earnings, volumes estimates for Ather Energy

Nomura raised its FY28 and FY29 volume estimates for Ather to 7.94 lakh and 10.16 lakh, respectively. It now expects the company to post a revenue growth of 54%, 100% and 31% over FY27, FY28 and FY29, respectively.

“We expect EBITDA margins to improve from -6.2% in FY27 to +7.6% by FY29, and the company should achieve PAT breakeven in FY28,” Nomura said, noting that FY29 could potentially see a strong improvement in margins as the production-linked incentives (PLI) for competitors end in March 2028. It maintained Ather as its top pick in the two-wheeler space.

Ather Energy share price

Ather Energy shares have jumped 114% in 2026 so far, delivering around 192% returns over one year. The stock has, however, fallen 4% in a week but gained 8% in a month.

The company has a market capitalisation of more than Rs 31,066 crore.

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