Looking for attractive valuation plus strong fundamentals? Financials is the answer, says Ramesh Mantri

Looking for attractive valuation plus strong fundamentals? Financials is the answer, says Ramesh Mantri

Ramesh Mantri, CIO, WhiteOak Capital AMC, says when we look at combined fundamentals and valuation, there are some sectors where fundamentals are very strong, but valuation is very high like industrials, capex related and then smaller industry segments like defence, electronics and manufacturing. The fundamental corporate earnings have been good but the valuation is high. … Read more

From boys to men: What’s behind ‘eye-popping’ returns by midcap IT stocks?

From boys to men: What’s behind ‘eye-popping’ returns by midcap IT stocks?

The midcap IT stocks‘ outperformance over their largecap peers and all other indices rests on their radical transformation from boys to men, argues Nuvama in a report. The brokerage picks LTIMindtree, Coforge and Persistent Systems as its top picks from the pack while initiating coverage on Mphasis with a ‘Reduce’ tag. Even as the Nifty … Read more

8 capital goods & insurance stocks that can be wealth creators: Sanjiv Bhasin

8 capital goods & insurance stocks that can be wealth creators:  Sanjiv Bhasin

Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities, says in the microfinance space, AU Small Finance deserves a relook. It was trading below Rs 700. I gave that as one of my Diwali picks at Rs 670, 680. They are progressing very well on their digital apps. Then, look at AB Capital, that is another NBFC which has … Read more

Real estate sector poised for much better times: Nilesh Shah

Real estate sector poised for much better times: Nilesh Shah

” Real estate essentially is a sector which is really poised for much better times. We think with softening in commodity prices and inflation lowering, interest rates probably have either peaked out or are likely to kind of trend lower which I think is going to be a stimulus or a catalyst for the real … Read more