Brokerages tweak model portfolios on lackluster Q2 earnings, list top stocks to buy

Brokerages tweak model portfolios on lackluster Q2 earnings, list top stocks to buy

With a lackluster Q2FY25 earnings season behind, several top brokerages have made changes to their model portfolios and come out with their preferred stocks and buy recommendations. ETMarkets brings a list of top stocks, which are part of the model portfolios of Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL), Nuvama Institutional Equities and Kotak Institutional Equities. Nifty … Read more

Strong deal momentum to keep Street hooked on to Persistent

Strong deal momentum to keep Street hooked on to Persistent

ET Intelligence Group: The stock of Persistent Systems, a mid-tier IT services company, has gained 10% since its second-quarter result announcement last Tuesday, taking the three-month return to 20%. The stock has remained buoyant following the company’s strong business momentum in the September quarter, even as the broader market has shown weakness. The key business … Read more

Paytm Q1 results preview: Revenue may fall by up to 36%, net loss likely to widen

Paytm Q1 results preview: Revenue may fall by up to 36%, net loss likely to widen

One 97 Communications which operates payments platform Paytm, is expected to report a net loss between Rs 1,013 crore and Rs 840 crore for the quarter ended June 2024 according to estimates by a couple of brokerages. The revenue for the reporting quarter is expected in the range of Rs 1,532 crore and Rs 1,490 … Read more

Sebi approves stricter norms for inclusion of individual stocks for derivative trading

Sebi approves stricter norms for inclusion of individual stocks for derivative trading

Mumbai: India Thursday tightened rules for individual stock inclusion in the derivatives segment amid an exponential volume surge and concerns about speculation, and eased norms for those seeking to delist by approving a fixed price offer as an alternative mechanism to a book-built price discovery. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has also … Read more

Raging bulls of India: D-Street dances to RBI record

Raging bulls of India: D-Street dances to RBI record

Mumbai: India‘s benchmark indices soared to fresh all-time highs on Thursday as the Reserve Bank of India‘s larger-than-expected dividend payment to the government prompted traders to cover some of their bearish bets. Receding uncertainty over the BJP’s performance in the general elections also bolstered sentiment, with the NSE Nifty ending a whisker away from 23,000. … Read more

SBI, Godrej Consumer top buys post Q4 results; could give 13-17% upside in 1 year

SBI, Godrej Consumer top buys post Q4 results; could give 13-17% upside in 1 year

The corporate earnings scorecard for 4QFY24 has been in line so far. The earnings spread has been decent, with 70% of our Coverage Universe either meeting or exceeding profit expectations. However, growth has primarily been led by the BFSI and Automobile sectors. The earnings growth was fuelled by the domestic cyclicals, such as BFSI and … Read more

DMart among 7 stocks on which brokerages initiated coverage, expected to rally up to 30% – Bullish Outlook

DMart among 7 stocks on which brokerages initiated coverage, expected to rally up to 30% – Bullish Outlook

Hero MotoCorp. Share Price 4684.00 03:59 PM | 22 Mar 2024 164.11(3.64%) Maruti Suzuki India. Share Price 12337.70 03:59 PM | 22 Mar 2024 429.56(3.61%) UPL. Share Price 470.00 03:59 PM | 22 Mar 2024 14.45(3.18%) Apollo Hospitals Enterprise. Share Price 6375.90 03:58 PM | 22 Mar 2024 193.40(3.13%) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries. Share Price 1608.90 … Read more

IT’s fab five to narrow gap with smaller peers as costs bug clients

IT’s fab five to narrow gap with smaller peers as costs bug clients

The country’s top five IT companies have been lagging behind their medium and small counterparts in revenue and profit growth over the past few quarters. Analysts, however, believe that the performance gap is narrowing and the top five are expected to gain amid the rising cost consciousness of clients.The revenue share of 83 Tier-II and … Read more

India Inc Q3 profit growth remains on double-digit path

India Inc Q3 profit growth remains on double-digit path

While the overall outlook for corporate India is promising, short-term volatility cannot be ruled out, given general elections are coming up. Synopsis For the sample of 3,381 companies, revenue grew 8.2% Y-o-Y in the quarter compared with a 17.3% rise in the year-ago period. Net profit rose 25% on a lower base of 2.2% growth … Read more

India Inc Q2 profit surges, revenue growth muted

India Inc Q2 profit surges, revenue growth muted

ET Intelligence Group: India Inc delivered strong double-digit growth in net profit in the September quarter, riding a stellar show by automobiles, banking and finance, cement and metal companies with a domestic focus.Revenue expanded in single digits as consumer goods companies faced volume pressure and IT companies continued to struggle for growth.Net profit growth surged … Read more