Power Finance Corp Stock Price: Power Finance Corp. shares up 3.1% as Sensex rises

Shares of Power Finance Corporation Ltd. gained 3.1 per cent to Rs 108.0 in Tuesday’s session as of 10:31AM (IST) even as the equity benchmark Sensex traded 250.47 points higher at 48133.85.

Earlier in the day, the stock witnessed a gap up start to the session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 140.5 and a 52-week low of Rs 74.2 on NSE. Around 90095 shares changed hands on the counter till 10:31AM (IST).

The stock opened at Rs 106.0 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 108.5 and Rs 105.75 during the session so far. The scrip quoted a price-to-earnings (PE) ratio of 3.06, earnings per share (EPS) of Rs 35.21 and price to book value (PB) of 0.49, while the return on equity (ROE) stood at Rs 14.41.

Promoter/ FII Holding
The promoters held 55.99 per cent stake in the company as of April 13, while FII and MF ownerships stood at 17.37 per cent and 13.89 per cent, respectively.

Key Financials

With a market capitalisation of Rs 28460.08 crore, the company operates in the Term Lending – Power industry. For the quarter ended 31-Dec-2020, the company reported consolidated sales of Rs 18441.72 crore, up 1.49 per cent from the previous quarter?s Rs 18171.41 crore and up 16.15 per cent from the same quarter a year ago. The company reported net profit of Rs 2893.7 crore for the latest quarter, up 11.41 per cent from the corresponding quarter last year.

Technical Indicators
The relative strength index (RSI) of the stock stands at 36.19. 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. Analysts say the RSI indicator should not be seen in isolation, as it may not be sufficient to take a trading call, just the way a fundamental analyst cannot give a “buy” or “sell” recommendation using a single valuation ratio.

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