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With concerns over profitability amid competitive intensity and the recent liquidity crunch, valuation of the LIC Housing Finance (LICHF) stock corrected sharply from 2.5 times of 1-year forward book value to around 1.4 times now. This is attractive when compared to its peers (valuation of 1.6 times to 4 times) and is also close to its historical low level of around 1.1 times.
According to analysts at Motilal Oswal Securities, the current valuation is attractive with favourable risk-reward.
The stock has surged 20 per cent since January 30, when the company had announced its December 2018 quarter results. What cheered
