India's Apollo Hospitals eyes best day in nearly 5 months after Citi lifts PT to Street-high

Shares of Apollo Hospitals APLH.NS gain 3.7% to 7,342 rupees, set for best day since mid-August

Stock is top daily pct gainer on benchmark Nifty 50 .NSEI index

Citi ("buy") raises PT on hospital chain to Street-high of 9,600 rupees, from 9,330 rupees earlier

Brokerage says current valuations are attractive as underperformance of APLH's Bangladesh hospitals and losses from commissioning new hospitals already priced in

Sees consol EBITDA CAGR of 23% over FY25-28 as APLH scales revenue from new hospitals and as its pharmacy and healthcare services unit breaks even

26 analysts tracking the stock rate it "buy" on average, on par with peers Fortis Healthcare FOHE.NS and Max Healthcare Institute MAXE.NS -- data compiled by LSEG

Stock dropped 3.5% in 2025, trailing FOHE's ~23% jump, but faring better than MAXE's 7.4% decline