CGD companies may experience higher input gas prices, potential supply cuts and margin pressure amid regulatory and competitive constraints, according to Kotak Securities
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz (SoH), warning that any vessel attempting to transit the waterway would be targeted
Q3FY26 company results: Firms including Tinna Rubber and Infrastructure, Autoline Industries, Balkrishna Paper Mills, and VST Tillers Tractors are also to release their October-December earnings today
The brokerage said INR depreciation of about 6% Y-o-Y in Q3 has weighed on margins of OMCs and CGD players, partly offsetting the benefit of softer crude oil prices.
Motilal Oswal expects its coverage universe to report a 4 per cent Y-o-Y decline in sales in Q3FY26, while Ebitda and PAT are projected to grow 16 per cent and 25 per cent Y-o-Y
According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services, the sector has also benefited from a series of regulatory and taxation reforms aimed at improving affordability and project viability
On the bourses, IGL share price rallied up to 5.54 per cent to an intraday high of ₹193.35 per share, while MGL share price rose up to 4.22 per cent to an intraday high of ₹1,159.25.
In the past one month, the BSE 500 index has underperformed the market by falling nearly 1 per cent, as compared to 1.3 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex.
MGL's Q2FY26 results, analysts said, highlight near-term margin pressures, even as volume growth remains steady.
City gas distributors Indraprastha Gas and Mahanagar Gas may see a major earnings lift as Gujarat slashes VAT on gas to 2%. Analysts expect improved margins, profitability, and strong stock upside
Nomura said that the INR's depreciation remains a headwind for OMCs and CGDs, as their input costs are dollar-linked while revenues are in rupees.
Breakout stocks: GMR Airports, Mahanagar Gas, Redington, JSW Infrastructure and Bank of Maharashtra can rally up to 28%, suggest technical charts.