According to Motilal Oswal, defence electronics continues to see long-term demand for radars, avionics, communication systems and electronic warfare solutions
Motilal Oswal remains positive on Bharat Electronics, Hindustan Aeronautics and Bharat Dynamics, assigning 'Buy' ratings with target prices of ₹500, ₹5,800 and ₹2,000, respectively
At 01:40 PM on Friday; Nifty India Defence index was the top gainer among sectoral indices, up 0.85 per cent as compared to 0.43 per cent decline in the Nifty 50.
R&D spending by India's defense PSUs over the next five years is slated to increase with a projected expenditure of ₹32,766 crore, exceeding ₹30,952 crore invested in the past 10 years.
Among individual stocks, Solar Industries, Bharat Electronics, Data Patterns and PTC Industries are Goldman Sachs' top buy ideas, while Bharat Dynamics has been rated Sell'.
The brokerage has assigned an 'Add' rating to HAL and BEL, with target prices of ₹6,325 and ₹459, respectively, while Bharat Dynamics, Astra Microwave, and Data Patterns remain 'Not Rated.'
Domestic brokerage Motilal Oswal noted that Bharat Dynamics delivered a 30 per cent Y-o-Y growth in execution during Q1FY26, aided by a strong order book and easing supply chain challenges.
Technical charts show that defence stocks such as BDL, Mazagon Dock, Cochin Shipyard, ideaForge and GRSE can fall another 18% from here; check support levels each defence shares here.
BDL stock: Despite correction from its record high level, thus far in the calendar year 2025, Bharat Dynamics stock has outperformed the market by surging 50%, as against 4% rise in the BSE Sensex.
At 01:44 PM; the Nifty India Defence index was the top loser among sectoral indices, down 2.3 per cent, as compared to 0.41 per cent decline in the Nifty 50.
MOFSL today initiated coverage on Bharat Dynamics with a 'Neutral' rating and a target price of ₹1,900, indicating a downside of 4 per cent from current levels.
The sharp rally in defence stocks came after the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approved 10 major capital acquisition proposals on Thursday.