The international funds gave an average return of around 22.58% in the last one year, an analysis by ETMutualFunds showed. There were around 61 schemes in the international fund category that have completed one year of existence. The toppers were from Mirae Asset Mutual Fund. Mirae Asset NYSE FANG+ETF FoF and Mirae Asset S&P 500 … Read more
Going purely by PE multiple or price-to-earnings ratio, which tells you how many years it will take for the company’s earnings to cover its current price, Zomato is one of the most expensive stocks on Dalal Street with an astronomically high PE of 487x. The multibagger stock continues to attract buyers despite a 200%-plus rally … Read more
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
Shibani Sircar Kurian, Senior EVP, Sr. Fund Manager & Head -Equity Research, Kotak Mahindra AMC, says “if we look at market valuations, specifically the Nifty, current multiples are slightly above long-term historic average multiples. But it also coincides with earnings growth which continues to remain strong. So, our belief is that if you look at … Read more
The prospect of interest rates remaining elevated as the Federal Reserve battles inflation is further clouding the outlook for shares of smaller U.S. companies, which have lagged broader markets this year. Small cap stocks surged at the end of 2023, as expectations grew that the Fed was done raising interest rates and would soon begin … Read more
“However, on the largecap side, the valuations are not so expensive. It is just about 5% or 6% higher than the historical averages. So, if you want to construct a portfolio, having a little bit of tilt towards largecaps is a better way to manage risk,” says Harsha Upadhyaya, CIO-Equity, Kotak AMC.Let us start with … Read more
Mumbai: Domestic mutual funds reduced their exposure to many public sector stocks in the March quarter following a sharp rally in the pack over the past year. Of the 25 public sector undertakings (PSUs) that published their shareholding for the March quarter, 11 saw a decline in mutual fund holdings, while only three stocks saw … Read more
Mahantesh Sabarad, Independent Market Expert, says the market expects a continuation of the government and better monsoon forecast. If these two things happen, there will be solid earnings growth. We might expect a little bit of moderation in valuation, but the market momentum will not get disturbed and will not see a great fall. We … Read more
Mahantesh Sabarad, Independent Market Expert, says “the way the IT sector has fallen suggests that probably much of the negative news is already factored in and there is nothing much to look forward to in terms of further negative news. If that is the case, there will be a sigh of relief that will come … Read more
Saion Mukherjee, MD & Head-Equity Research, Nomura, says: “As we look forward to the medium term, both economic growth rates and earnings growth rate should be quite resilient. In fact, we are talking about how 12-17% earnings growth in the medium term for India is very much possible. we are constructive in that sense and … Read more
