HCL Tech to report Q3 results on Friday; here's what top brokerages expect

Sharekhan expects the company to maintain its margin guidance of 20 per cent-21 per cent for FY21

After a stellar set of numbers by information technology (IT) majors TCS, Infosys and Wipro, all eyes are now on HCL Technologies that is slated to post its October-December 2020 quarter (Q3FY21) earnings on Friday, January 15.

Most analysts see a 5-6 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in Q3 revenue, led by broad-based growth across verticals and geographies, and easing of stress in the ER&D segment. Sequentially, the revenue may rise between 2 per cent and 3.5 per cent. The revenue could increase by 3 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in constant currency (cc) terms and 2.5-4 per cent QoQ in