Within the space, Kotak's preferred names are Aadhar Housing Finance and Aavas Financiers, citing their positioning and growth potential. It also finds Aptus Value attractive for its profitabilty
According to the analysts, disbursement growth remained soft across most lenders in Q2FY26 due to seasonality and increased caution in SME/MSME segments.
This latest revision, it said, was shaped by several factors, which meant increasing exposure to the financials and consumer sectors, booking gains in stocks where the market drivers are in place
Elara Capital flags scale challenges for the affordable housing sector, expects ROE to decline to 15-16 per cent from 18-20 per cent; check recommendations