For times when bears attempt a comeback! 7 largecap stocks from with right mix of RoE & RoCE

It was the second time in the last ten days that banks are leading to decline in the market and the midcap index is trading with cuts which were greater than broader market indices. Yesterday should serve as a reminder to all those who have been buying stocks in the last few weeks without even bothering to look both at fundamentals and valuations. For all those who are looking at taking fresh exposure in small and mid-cap segments it would be better that rather than doing post facto analysis they should do more homework by looking at some fundamental ratios and business of the company. Despite doing all this, one should be ready to see a draw down as risk cannot be eliminated but only managed.

The movement of nifty and sensex needs to be delinked with what has happened in the last quarter and what might happen to mid-cap in the coming quarter. There is no way one can fight with liquidity, if it is going to mid caps and they are moving up irrespective of valuations or quality of stocks one cannot argue. But the only thing which as an investor one can do is to be careful when taking exposure to this segment of the market. Stay away from stocks where there is a narrative that this sector will do well because of XYZ reasons. At this point of time there is no dearth of tips floating in whatsapp group and telegram channels. But there is enough evidence in history to show that more than anything else, it is time to use checks and balances while making investment decisions.

As broader market indices witness minor consolidation, which normally happens when they are close to all time high as some resistance is bound to come. Some stocks have witnessed consistent improvement in their scores. The 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 momentum. This implies that there has been a significant improvement in their market outlook in the given time frame.

From being totally under the control of the bulls, Dalal street has seen occasional sightings of bears in the last four weeks. While the reasons have been different at various points of time, the first indication that bears might be getting up from their sleep are surely on the wall. So it would be better to add “ caution” to your dictionary when looking at the stock market. The caution is also getting reflected in the overall count of stocks which have seen an improvement in their score. Also more importantly, it is time to take a step back, think and then make a decision both when buying and selling any stock. These selected stocks depict a strong upward trajectory in their overall average score. This implies that there has been a significant improvement in their market outlook in the given time frame.

Right in the middle of Q1 earning season, more stocks from different sectors have seen an improvement in their analyst scores, because valuations at elevated levels, important to be selective before being bullish when looking at stocks. The 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 momentum. This implies that there has been a significant improvement in their market outlook in the given time frame.

Dalal Street ended the weekly session higher as favourable global signals helped markets break a three-day losing run.

For a large majority of investors, when the word “ large cap” is used , it is stocks like HDFC bank, ICICI and other big names come to mind. The fact is that these stocks have moved into the mega cap category. There is another set of stocks which have now entered into large cap territory when it comes to market capitalisation but in terms of certain aspects of business, some of these are from sectors which are getting discovered or getting re-rated as if they are mid-cap stocks. Having exposure to them might appear to be risky, but then the possibility of reward is higher as more institutional investors take exposure to them.