May 01 2024, 09:22
5 power sector stocks with upside potential of up to 18%:
There are sectors which are discovered on the street, then thrown in dumps and then rediscovered. Probably, in the last three years, the street is more in a mood to rediscover the sectors. On top of the rediscovery mission is the power sector. This rediscovery has happened after a gap of close to 15 years and probably companies and their promoters have learned many lessons.
Indian markets are full of such examples, Power in one such sector, between 2005 and 2008 a number of new players entered into the power sector, right from established industrial houses, to new companies without any experience in the power sector. Anything to do with power got valuations which were unheard of in that sector. Very soon, there was a u-turn on the street, with power stocks becoming the worst performer. The reason, a large number of these companies got stuck with legal cases, due to coal issues and the captive mine case hit them very badly. At the same time, there was a surge in global coal prices, making things difficult even more.
On the operational side, the power sector being regulated both at central and state level faced multiple headwinds at various points of time. Some time delay in payment plays havoc with the cash flow and if the balance sheet of the company is leveraged or the cost of the borrowing is very high then it becomes a major trouble. That happened with all of them, a number of ultra mega power projects were stuck with court cases and the operational issues.
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Power sector stocks - Upside Potential
April 30, 2024
Company Name
Latest Avg Score
Reco
Analyst Count
SJVN Ltd
1
Hold
5
Upside Potential%
18.2
Inst Stake %
4.8
Market Cap Type
Large
1Wk Returns %
6.6
1M Returns %
12.9
1Y Returns%
285.7
Market Cap Rs Cr
53,858
Company Name
CESC Ltd
Latest Avg Score
7
Reco
Buy
Analyst Count
9
Upside Potential%
17.4
Inst Stake %
73.1
Market Cap Type
Mid
1Wk Returns %
2.7
1M Returns %
21.2
1Y Returns%
115.2
Market Cap Rs Cr
19,526
Company Name
NTPC Ltd
Latest Avg Score
8
Reco
Buy
Analyst Count
21
Upside Potential %
14.3
Inst Stake %
36.7
Market Cap Type
Large
1Wk Returns %
5.9
1M Returns %
8.1
1Y Returns%
111.1
Market Cap Rs Cr
352,086
Company Name
NLC India
Latest Avg Score
6
Reco
Hold
Analyst Count
1
Upside Potential%
14.0
Inst Stake %
11.7
Market Cap Type
Large
1Wk Returns%
9.2
1M Returns %
1Y Returns%
8.1
202.8
Market Cap Rs Cr
34,194
Company Name
Tata Power
Latest Avg Score
6
Reco
Hold
Analyst Count
19
* Upside Potential %
5.4
Inst Stake %
20.3
Market Cap Type
Large
1Wk Returns %
4.7
1M Returns %
13.7
1Y Returns%
122.8
Market Cap Rs Cr
143,183
source: et
May 01 2024, 09:35