Indian carmaker Tata Motors fell more than 7% in early trade on Thursday after reporting a bigger-than-expected drop in quarterly profit, which pushed a slew of brokerages to slash price targets on the stock.

Shares of Tata Motors slipped 9% to hit a 52-week low in opening trade on Thursday after foreign brokerage Jefferies downgraded the stock “underperform”, slashing its price target to ₹660 from ₹930 earlier.

Indian carmaker Tata Motors reported third-quarter profit below market expectations on Wednesday, weighed down by weakness in its luxury Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) business and as car sales slowed down at home.

Results: Profit fell short of ET Now's estimate of Rs 6,791 crore, while revenue rose 3% YoY to Rs 1.13 lakh crore. Consolidated EBITDA rose to Rs 15,500 crore, driven by easing supply challenges. CV revenues fell 8.