Analysts believe stronger earnings visibility and company-specific growth drivers have managed to drive this outperformance.
IT stocks rallied on Friday after Nvidia's strong revenue forecast reinforced optimism around the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
AI is pushing Indian IT companies towards outcome-based pricing, with newer deals increasingly linking payments to measurable business results
Coforge Share : Axis Securities expects deal ramp-ups, AI monetisation and Encora synergies to drive sustained earnings growth for Coforge. It maintained a 'Buy' rating with a target price of ₹2,050.
IT Q1FY27 review: As per MOFSL, revenue growth in Q1 was led by Tier-2 pack IT services companies. Tier-1 players grew 0.4 per cent Q-o-Q CC, while Tier-2 players outperformed with 1.8 per cent growth
Technology stocks witnessed some profit-taking on Friday following a 19% rally in the Nifty IT index this July.
The Nifty IT index rebounded over 21 per cent after hitting its 52-week low of 25,699.10 on July 1, 2026.
The IT services firm reported robust Q1 earnings, driven by Encora integration and strong healthcare and insurance growth, while maintaining strong AI-led deal momentum
Thus far in the month of July, the Nifty IT index rallied 15 per cent, as compared to 0.6 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.
The buying interest in the stock came after the company announced a five-year contract worth over $230 million for an AI-led transformation engagement with a major client in Europe
The five-year contract is among the company's largest AI-led transformation engagements in Europe and underscores rising enterprise spending on AI-driven digital modernisation
The contract is expected to improve decision-making, boost productivity, reduce manual effort and speed up service delivery, Coforge said in an exchange filing
In the past four trading days, IT index outperformed the market by soaring 9 per cent, as against a 2 per cent gain in the Nifty 50.
The Nifty IT currently quotes around 20 per cent below its 200-DMA. TCS, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Technologies are down in the range of 21-26 per cent form respective 200-DMAs.
In the past 20 trading days, the Nifty IT index tanked 17 per cent, as against a 2.2 per cent rise in the Nifty 50 till Wednesday.
Analysts expect another subdued quarter for IT services companies as macroeconomic uncertainty, delayed deal conversions and AI-led pricing pressures weigh on growth and margins
Coforge aims to reach $5 billion in revenue within four years, banking on AI-driven demand while viewing LLM firms as partners rather than competitors
Fed decision, weak US cues: At 10:18 AM on Thursday, the Nifty IT index was the top sectoral loser, down 1 per cent, as against a 0.10 per cent rise in the Nifty 50.
Coforge aims to double revenue to $5 billion by FY30, banking on Encora integration, large deals and AI-led growth to sustain momentum
The mid-tier IT firm plans to drive growth through large deals, AI investments, acquisitions and expansion in healthcare, public-sector and GCC businesses