** Colgate-Palmolive (India) COLG.NS drops 3% to 2,312.80 rupees
** Toothpaste maker reported lower Q1 profit on stiff competition and a slow urban demand
** Jefferies ("buy," PT: 2,700 rupees) says Q1 results were a miss and COLG's volume decline is a key disappointment
** Investec ("sell," PT: 2,366 rupees) says decline was most in the toothpastes business, adding that it expects continued demand stress with gradual recovery only seen from second half of 2025
** Avg rating of 31 analysts on COLG at "hold"; median PT is 2,542 rupees - data compiled by LSEG
** Stock extends YTD decline to 14%
(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru)
((Kashish.tandon@thomsonreuters.com))
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