Cementing Growth: 5 small- and mid-cap cement stocks with an upside potential up to 25%

While large cement companies might be in the news for one or the other reason, it is the small and midcaps which have shown better than expected performance in Q4. A number of them have reached the capacity levels from where increase in capacity leads to more operating gains. We take a look at what analysts are saying across midcap cement companies. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus applies different algorithms & filters to all BSE and NSE stocks, and lists down stocks which fulfill the various criteria as specified into the algorithms & filters.

Once again the US banks are at the center of a storm in equity markets. In such times, a few mid-cap stocks have been able to keep their head above water. They have been able to rise marginally in a market where the majority of stocks have been coming under pressure. Which makes it worthwhile to have a look at them. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus applies different algorithms & filters to all BSE and NSE stocks, and lists stocks which fulfill the various criteria as specified into the algorithms & filters to find those which might help navigate the stock market.

These large cap companies have shown an improvement in their SR score at a time when bears are ruling the street. All thanks to global developments, market breadth and all other market parameters have moved back into the correction zone. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus applies different algorithms & filters to all BSE and NSE stocks, and lists down stocks which fulfill the various criteria as specified into the algorithms & filters.

In case of cement the prices are driven by domestic demand and supply dynamics and input costs matrix. With the continued focus on infrastructure, most of the small and mid-cap companies have been able to improve the quality of their balance sheet in the last nine years. We take a look at what analysts are saying across small and midcap cement companies. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus applies different algorithms & filters to all BSE and NSE stocks, and lists down stocks which fulfill the various criteria as specified into the algorithms & filters.

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Textile is one of the oldest industrial sectors in India. However, right from labour issues to smaller Asian countries becoming more competitive in terms of cost of production, different segments of the textile industry have faced more headwinds than tailwinds in their history of existence. This list is drawn from Stock Reports Plus, powered by Refinitiv, with over 4,000 listed stocks along with detailed company analysis focusing on five key components - earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk and price momentum.

Analysts are forecasting a comeback of Utilities stocks. IGL is back on the radar and so is NTPC. For the purpose of this report, we have selected stocks wherein the count of analysts is at least 15 and the average stock report plus score is a minimum of 8. The reason for having a minimum count of analysts for a particular sector is because higher coverage by analysts indicates higher institutional interest in individual stock. The list is based on upside estimated by the analysts, with the highest potential stock coming on the top of the list.

With some strength in the US dollar coming back, there is global trade which is getting started, metal prices have come down and sectors, which benefit from weaker local currencies have seen a recent bump up. The question is whether the domestic IT companies, which have been witnessing a phase of underperformance, especially the largecaps, will have any recovery due to the rupee factor? Stock Reports Plus, powered by Refinitiv, is a comprehensive research report that evaluates five key components of 4,000+ listed stocks - earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk and price momentum to generate standardized scores.