HUL to Relaxo Footwears: Analysts upbeat on consumption-related stocks

Changes in the income-tax, likely good monsoon and the on-going above normal Rabi acreage along with higher MSPs are the key triggers analysts are betting on for the consumption revival

Caught in the midst of a lack-of-demand-driven slowdown, consumption stocks have had a bumpy ride thus far in calendar year 2020 (CY2020). In the run-up to the Union Budget for 2020-21, stocks such as Avenue Supermarts, Bharti Airtel, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals, Relaxo Footwears, Dabur, and Hindustan Unilever (HUL) rallied between 7 and 20 per cent on hopes of a stimulus package to spur demand.

However, as the Budget dashed hopes of any immediate consumption revival, stocks, including ITC, Page Industries, Marico, Zee Entertainment, and Britannia Industries corrected up to 14 per cent between February 1 and 12. ITC, in