Stock analysis is used by traders to make buy and sell call. It’s an approach to make informed decisions while investing in stocks. Stock analysis can be categorised into – fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Fundamental analysis is evaluation of data from sources, including financial records, economic reports, company assets, and market share. Analysts typically study the company’s financial statements – balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, and footnotes. These statements are made available to the investors in the form of quarterly earnings, disclosures to stock exchanges in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) norms. In fundamental analysis, the analysts particularly check for a company's core income, income from other sources, profitability, guidance, assets and liabilities and debt ratio among other parameters. The other method, i.e. the technical analysis focuses purely on statistical data. It works on two assumptions; one, the stock price reflects the fundamentals. Second, the study of past and present movement in prices can help determine the future price trends. Technical analysis primarily deals with price, volume, demand and supply factors. This method is effective only when supply and demand forces influence the market. However, when outside factors are involved in a price movement, technical analysis may not be successful. More
The market's valuations have turned higher than long-period average and investors should be cautious and selective in picking stocks, say experts .
Nifty snapped its two-day winning streak on the back of weak global cues to close with a loss of 129 points at 12,119.
Shahina Mukadam of Equityrush is of the view that one may buy State Bank of India (SBI) with a target of Rs 268.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Prakash Diwan of prakashdiwan.in shared his readings and outlook on specific stocks and sector.
Daljeet Singh Kohli of India Nivesh Securites sees huge potential in Eimco Elecon and recommends Oriental Carbon with a target of Rs 700.
Max India today listed its shares following a three-way group demerger between its life insurance (now Max Financial Services), healthcare (Max India) and manufacturing businesses.