MRF Share Price: MRF shares drop 1.27% as Sensex falls

Shares of Ltd. traded 1.27 per cent down at Rs 78343.5 at 01:06PM (IST) on Friday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 321.21 points to 55308.28.

The scrip had closed at Rs 79353.6 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 98575.9 and 52-week low of Rs 55360.35, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 01:06PM (IST) stood at 296 shares with a turnover of Rs 2.32 crore.

At the current price, the stock traded at 23.25 times its trailing 12-month earnings per share of Rs 3369.82 per share and 2.6 times its price-to-book value, exchange data showed.

A higher P/E ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher share price today because of growth expectations in the future.

Price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and reflects the price investors are ready to pay even for no growth in the business. The stock’s Beta value, which measures its volatility in relation to the broader market, stood at 0.81.

Shareholding Details

Promoters held 27.25 per cent stake in the company as of 30-Jun-2021, while FIIs owned 14.07 per cent and DIIs 7.5 per cent.

Technicals

On the technical charts, the relative strength index (RSI) of the stock stood at 41.08. The RSI oscillates between zero and 100. Traditionally, it is considered overbought condition when the RSI value is above 70 and oversold condition when it is below 30. Chartists say, RSI should not be seen in isolation, as it may not be sufficient to take a trading call, just the way fundamental analysts cannot give a’buy’ or’sell’ recommendation using a single valuation ratio.

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