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.

Tata Motors shares: For the auto giant, the outlook remains dim. Tata Motors reported another muted quarterly performance as net profits dropped by 22% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 5,451 crore.

Shares of Tata Motors Ltd slipped 9% in early deals to their fresh 52-week low on Thursday as Q3 earnings fell below street estimates. Tata Motors stock fell 9.06% to Rs 684.25 against the previous close of Rs 752.45. On BSE, 3.98 lakh shares changed hands amounting to a turnover of Rs 27.74 crore.

(Reuters) -Indian carmaker Tata Motors' shares plummeted about 9% to a 14-month low on Thursday, after its third-quarter results set off growth and margin concerns for its luxury Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) segment.