Key Highlight
ITC's recent modest price gain is failing to overcome a bearish trend, with subdued volume and neutral momentum indicating a lack of conviction in the current bounce.
Snapshot
Summary
The market exhibits a short-term upward trend but remains bearish long-term, with subdued trading activity and neutral momentum.
The company's latest quarter shows mixed financial results, with sequential profit increases but significant year-over-year declines in revenue and profit.
Analyst ratings are predominantly 'Hold', with a stable distribution of 'Buy' and 'Sell' recommendations.
Institutional investors maintain a significant majority ownership, though their stake slightly decreased quarter-over-quarter.
The company has announced the publication of an advertisement regarding the loss of share certificates.
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Price & Volume
The market is showing a slight upward trend in the short term, with a 1-day return of 0.695% and a 5-day return of 1.073%.
However, the longer-term returns are negative, with a 1-month return of -2.919% and a 3-month return of -7.872%.
The price is currently trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating a bearish trend.
Momentum indicators like RSI are neutral, suggesting a lack of strong buying or selling pressure.
Volume is below its 20-day and 50-day averages, and the volume percentile is low, indicating weak trading activity.
Technicals
The market is experiencing a short-term bounce, but the overall trend remains bearish, as evidenced by the price being below key moving averages and negative longer-term returns. Momentum is neutral, and volume is subdued, suggesting a lack of conviction behind the current upward movement. The valuation metrics (P/E and P/B) are below their 6-month averages, which could be seen as a potential buying opportunity if the trend were to reverse, but the current technicals do not support a bullish outlook.
Fundamentals
Latest quarter revenue was ₹17,825 Cr, with a net profit of ₹5,470 Cr and an EPS of ₹4.3.
Quarter-over-quarter, revenue decreased by -11.084%, while net profit and EPS saw increases of 9.008% and 9.137% respectively.
Year-over-year, revenue declined by -5.009%, and net profit and EPS experienced significant drops of -72.385% and -72.716% respectively.
Profitability has shown mixed trends, with QoQ increases but substantial YoY decreases in net profit and EPS.
Events
The company has announced the publication of an advertisement regarding the loss of share certificates, as per Regulation 30 of the LODR regulations.