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Motilal Oswal initiates coverage on Tata Capital, gives target price and re-rating triggers
Motilal Oswal has initiated coverage on Tata Capital with a 'Neutral' rating and a target price of Rs 390, implying an 8% upside from current levels. The brokerage expects healthy AUM growth and improving profitability but believes the company's current valuation already reflects its medium-term growth and earnings potential.
Six of top-10 firms add ₹88,678 crore in mcap, ICICI Bank biggest winner
The combined market valuation of 6 of the top-10 most valued companies went up by Rs 88,678.1 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, with ICICI Bank emerging as the biggest winner. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 297.57 points, or 0.38 per cent, and the NSE Nifty went up by 42.9 points, or 0.17 per cent. "Markets ended the holiday-shortened week with modest gains, advancing in three of the four trading sessions. Sentiment remained constructive, supported by easing crude oil prices, improving geopolitical developments in West Asia, and selective buying by foreign institutional investors (FIIs)," Ajit Mishra, SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said. While Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance and Larsen & Toubro were the gainers, Bharti Airtel, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Hindustan Unilever faced erosion from their valuation. The market valuation of ICICI Bank jumped Rs ...
Up to 42% upside! 9 stocks Jefferies, Motilal Oswal, others started coverage on. Do you own any?
Brokerages have initiated fresh coverage on several Indian stocks across metals, textiles, engineering and luxury retail, with mostly Buy ratings and double-digit upside targets. Firms like Meesho, Vedanta Aluminium, GE Vernova T&D and Welspun Living are seen as key beneficiaries of sectoral growth and structural demand trends.

Motilal Oswal initiates coverage on 8 textile stocks, including Arvind and Gokaldas Exports; sees up to 39% upside
Motilal Oswal has started coverage on eight textile firms, predicting growth due to global demand recovery and capacity expansions. They recommend 'buy' for Gokaldas Exports, Arvind, Pearl Global, Indo Count, and Welspun Living.
Motilal Oswal initiates coverage on KPR Mill, 7 other textile stocks with up to 43% upside. Own any?
Motilal Oswal has initiated coverage on eight textile companies, turning bullish on Gokaldas Exports, Indo Count, Arvind Fashions, Pearl Global and Welspun Living. The brokerage expects improving global demand, trade agreements and supply-chain shifts to support India’s textile sector recovery and long-term export growth.

Delhivery shares close in on IPO price yet again after Motilal Oswal projects 26% upside
Brokerage firm Motilal Oswal said Delhivery's express segment recorded 73% volume growth during the fourth quarter of FY26, including the impact of the Ecom Express acquisition, despite a challenging operating environment marked by the West Asia crisis and the seasonal moderation typically seen after the festive-led third quarter.

Trust MF CIO sees revival in corporate cycle, stays bullish on mid and smallcaps
Mihir Vora, Chief Investment Officer at Trust Mutual Fund, remains bullish on renewable energy, with a preference for solar, and is betting on transmission and distribution companies as well as commercial clean energy suppliers catering to sectors such as data centres.
SC flags 'deep-rooted nexus' between banks, ARCs, borrowers over loans
Flagging a deep-rooted nexus between banks, asset reconstruction companies and borrowers, the Supreme Court on Friday said that taxpayers' money being given as loans and then no effective efforts were taken to recover the amount was not acceptable. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana said it was only concerned about the misutilisation of public money, which should have been spent for the welfare of people. The top court issued notice to the Centre, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and others seeking their responses on a plea which alleged that a debt of Rs 1,537 crore owed to public sector banks was settled through two asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) for a mere Rs 73.50 crore. During the hearing, the bench raised concerns over the manner in which stressed loans were being settled. "This is a deep-rooted nexus between the borrowers, ARCs and banks," the bench said. The top court observed that it was aware of the limitation in entering into the arena of ...

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund trims stake to 7.12% in Kalpataru Projects International
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has decreased its stake in Kalpataru Projects International Ltd below 8% through open market transactions, selling 1,498,354 shares since December 2021.
JBM Ecolife raises Rs 900 crore from Motilal Oswal Fund for biz expansion
JBM Ecolife Mobility, JBM Auto's electric mobility arm, secured ₹900 crore from Motilal Oswal Private Credit via debt and equity. This funding will bolster its electric bus expansion, enabling participation in tenders and execution of contracts. The capital infusion is projected to scale the platform to nearly 5,000 buses from its current 2,000.
Beyond the hype: 5 under-the-radar stocks common across India's 3 largest smallcap portfolios
India's top three smallcap mutual funds, managing over Rs 1.5 lakh crore, show strong consensus by holding five under-the-radar stocks across their portfolios. These include Kalpataru Projects International, KIMS, City Union Bank, PVR Inox, and Carborundum Universal, collectively representing 5.34% of their combined assets.

JSW Steel in Focus: Motilal Oswal Bullish on Double-Digit Growth — Check Target Price, Upside
At current levels, JSW Steel trades at around 7.5x FY28 estimated EV/Ebitda, which the brokerage believes remains attractive given the earnings growth trajectory.