Nomura, which previously downgraded the stock to Neutral in Q2FY25 due to concerns about surrender value impact, slowing growth, and higher valuations, has now upgraded its rating to 'Buy'
Following the earnings announcement, the company's share price closed nearly 8 per cent higher than the previous day's close
The near-term bias for HDFC Life and LTTS is expected to remain upbeat as long as the stocks trade above Rs 643 and Rs 5,090 levels; suggests the technical charts.
Shares of HDFC Life, ICICI Prudential, SBI Life and Max Financial Services are up in the range of 5 per cent and 10 per cent
The value of new business (VNB) rose 8.6 per cent YoY to Rs 930 crore in Q3 FY25, compared to Rs 856 crore in the same period last year
HDFC Life on Wednesday reported a 14 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 415 crore in the December quarter. The private sector insurer's profit stood at Rs 365 crore in the year-ago period, HDFC Life said in a regulatory filing. However, total income declined to Rs 16,914 crore in the latest quarter from Rs 26,694 crore in the year-ago period. The company's solvency ratio also declined to 188 per cent from 190 per cent as on December 31, 2023 as against the regulatory requirement of 150 per cent. For the nine-month period ended December, the life insurer posted a profit of Rs 1,326 crore as against Rs 1,157 crore in the corresponding period a year ago.
Q3FY25 company results today: HDFC Life, L&T Tech, Oracle Financial Services, CEAT, Punjab & Sind Bank, and Bank of Maharashtra will release their reports for the Oct-Dec 2024 quarter
In one month, the stock prices of ICICI Prudential, HDFC Life and SBI Life have fallen between 6 per cent and 10 per cent, as against the 2 per cent decline in BSE Sensex
According to the latest data, HDFC Life distributes 65 per cent of its insurance policies through banking channels, followed by SBI Life (60 per cent), Max Life (52 per cent), and ICICI Prudential
Previously, Star Health and Allied Insurance had to launch a forensic investigation, led by independent cybersecurity experts, into a cyberattack it was subjected to
The company, in a statement, did not elaborate if it knew or was told how the source had obtained the data. It also did not specify what data was shared, nor the extent of the data
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co on Tuesday bought shares of PNB Housing Finance worth Rs 90 crore through an open market transaction. According to the block deal data available on the BSE, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd purchased a little over 10 lakh shares or 0.4 per cent stake in PNB Housing Finance. The shares were picked up at an average price of Rs 900 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 90 crore. Meanwhile, a foreign investor Asia Opportunities V (Mauritius) Ltd trimmed its stake by offloading shares of PNB Housing at the same price. After the transaction, Asia Opportunities V holding in PNB Housing has come down to 0.94 per cent from 1.34 per cent. Shares of PNB Housing Finance rose 2.33 per cent to close at Rs 922.80 apiece. In August this year, Asia Opportunities V (Mauritius) offloaded a 3 per cent stake in PNB Housing Finance for over Rs 676 crore. Before that, in May, Asia Opportunities V (Mauritius) and General Atlantic divested a cumulative 4.46 p
F&O cues for Oct 21: Despite Friday's recovery, Nifty options continues to reflect cautious sentiment, with call writing outweighing put writing on Friday, said Dhupesh Dhameja of SAMCO Securities.
She talks about the company's Q2 performance and the way forward
Its value of new business (VNB) increased 17.1 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 938 crore in Q2, compared to Rs 801 crore in the year-ago period
HDFC Life Insurance on Wednesday said the insurer plans to raise Rs 1,000 crore through non convertible debentures to fund business growth. The decision to this effect was taken by the Capital Raising Committee (CRC) of the HDFC Life Insurance Board, the insurer said in a regulatory filing. The fund would be raised through unsecured, rated, listed, subordinated, redeemable, fully paid up, non cumulative, non convertible debentures (NCDs) for an aggregate nominal value of Rs 1,000 crore on a private placement basis, it said. The debenture of tenure 10 years would carry a coupon rate of 8.05 per cent per annum, it said. "The debentures proposed to be issued shall neither be secured nor covered by a guarantee of the company or other arrangements that legally or economically enhance the seniority of the claims as against the claims of the company's policyholders and all other creditors," it said. The debentures shall be listed on the WDM (Wholesale Debt Market) segment of the National
The GST Council has announced the formation of a new Group of Ministers to review the issue of GST rate reduction on health insurance.
Star Health, ICICI Lombard, ICICI Pru Life, SBI Life and HDFC Life stocks have zoomed up to 28% so far in the September quarter. Time to keep track of these key pivot points as per technical charts.
We don't believe in fire sale, says Vibha Padalkar
Technical charts suggest that bias for insurance shares, barring Star Health, remain upbeat; hence, these stocks could see up to 12 per cent further upside from current levels.