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About 13 stocks in which, the cumulative holding of FIIs topped 10% in the quarter gone by, have given upto a staggering 297% returns, an analysis of shareholding by ETMarkets showed.

After the last few weeks of correction, while the broader market indices like nifty and sensex are inching upward once again, given the fact that some of the headwinds are still present, it would be still be better to ensure that caution is the word which stay in ones mind while looking at stocks. Caution in terms of the socks where analysts are bullish because of one or the other reason even when markets have been volatile. In the last quarter of the current financial year, it is time to take...

Given the fact that it is one of the easiest to calculate and understood by the majority of investors. Whether it is an analyst report or company’s presentation, it is very likely that price earning (P/E ) ratio might have been used to justify either a buy or sell recommendation. But there is a better ratio than this P/E, that is the PEG ratio. PEG ratio is a complex process and comes with its own set of challenges. However, even with these challenges, it is worth looking at PEG ratio bef...

For all those who are rattled by what happened in the last few weeks to mid-cap stocks in their portfolio, they all should remember one simple principle, mid-cap stocks are risky bets and they should be aware of the risks while buying them. Anyone who has any doubt should look at three months, October 2021, June 2022 and April 2023. The first date is when small and midcap stocks were at their peak and the second i.e. June 2022 is when they were at their lowest. In just nine months a number of th...

For most, market movement this week may not appear volatile, but the fact is last week was pretty much very volatile both at the index and market breadth level. First three days of decline and then two days of up move. But the underlying bias of the market is still bearish as even when the Nifty was trading in green, the market breadth was not very positive. So it would be better to be selectively bullish and put more checks and balances both in terms of quantitative and qualitative parameters w...

While some of the uncertainties which the global equity markets were facing have come down with indication by US fed that interest rates are not likely to inch upward. The valuation risk still remains, it would better to stay focussed on stocks where analyst score have gone up due to one or the other reasons. These selected stocks depict a strong upward trajectory in their overall average score which is based on five key pillars i.e. earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk and price mom...

In the last five years, the diagnostic segment of the healthcare sector has seen many ups and downs. During Covid, diagnostic players were overloaded with work and then came the price wars which some new tech companies brought on the table. The price war was essentially started to grab both, market and mind share. While the price war is still on in some segments, there is a possibility that its intensity may come down. The reason, new companies have burnt enough cash and large physical-only play...

There has been a sharp increase in the prices of both new and used luxury watches. However, that has been far steeper for pre-owned watches as several, fast-moving, first-hand models of top brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Omega and Audemars Piguet as well as of independent watchmakers like FP Journe and Daniel Roth are in short supply. A supply-demand mismatch and a reliable pre-owned market have driven up prices and the current inflationary pressure will push the rates up further...

Last week, when the correction hit the Indian markets, it was the financial sector which suffered the maximum damage. But if one looks slightly deeper, there are certain segments which were able to recover faster than others. Some PSU banks have been able to recover faster whereas in the private banks and insurance space recovery is slower. Now this slower place of recovery could be a continuation of the trend of range bound movement which private banks like HDFC bank, Kotak Mahindra and IndusIn...

It is a well known fact that if demand is growing at a fast pace, higher input cost can be easily passed on to the consumer. That is probably what the tyre industry is going through currently. Given the fact that natural rubber prices have moved up from the lows and still the companies have been able to deliver bottomline growth and expansion in margins is an indication that the demand tailwinds are extremely favorable. While the risk of headwind in terms of higher input cost stays, will the OEM...