Fintech stocks react to MDR news: Paytm, Pine Labs and One MobiKwik Systems decline up to 13% during the week, recover on Friday. Here's why the tech analyst remains bullish on Paytm and Pine Labs.
Jefferies said that MDR on UPI comes ahead of estimates and is "higher than expectations" of 25bps, while Emkay Global believes that this development lifts the revenue pool for the industry.
Paytm shares rallied 7 per cent to a fresh 52-week high of ₹1,856.50 on the BSE. Mobikwik stock rose by 6 per cent to ₹214. However, Pine Labs slumped 6 per cent to ₹182 per share.
Stocks to watch today: Shares of Kanohar Electricals, Prasol Chemicals and Glass Wall Systems are slated to list on BSE and NSE today.
The technical outlook remains positive for Paytm, Azad Engineering, and Kotak Mahindra Bank, with all three stocks showing bullish chart structures and potential for further upside.
Paytm parent One97 Communications hit a post-listing record high of ₹1,807.5, while Granules India promoter Krishna Prasad Chigurupati offloaded a 6.95% stake for ₹1,501 crore in block deals
Jefferies raises Paytm's earnings estimates for FY28-29 by 20-25 per cent to factor in 25bps MDR on UPI and raises the price target to ₹2,100 (from ₹1,600).
Analyst said that today's buoyancy in Paytm stock was seen as the company expands to a new business, jumping on the agentic AI bandwagon to accelerate a rebound in revenue growth.
Among the new additions, Laurus Labs saw its market-cap rise 92 per cent to ₹1.03 trillion from ₹53,546 crore as of March 30, 2026
Low-growth companies will not find favour, and better visibility of stronger growth over the medium term becomes a prerequisite to lure global investors, said Emkay.
In the past month, the stock price of Paytm outperformed the market by surging 39 per cent from a level of ₹1,236.20 on July 24, 2026.
Bernstein has, however, held on to some of the stocks in its earlier focus list - Larsen & Toubro (L&T), NTPC Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Nuvama and HomeFirst.
Paytm opened at ₹1,580.20 and initially traded around 1.2 per cent higher before reversing gains. The stock later slipped as much as 1.4 per cent during the session to an intraday low of ₹1,557.
Stocks to watch today: Paytm, Jio Financial Services, SpiceJet, Swiggy, Netweb, Lenskart Technologies, Greaves Cotton, Airtel, Tata Power, among others, will be in focus today.
Proceeds from the proposed stake sale will go to Antfin under a 2023 agreement; Paytm said it is not a party to the transaction and Sharma's direct holding is unchanged
The company, in a statement on December 6, 2023, said it would issue fewer sub-₹50,000 (about $525) personal loans, after the Reserve Bank of India tightened rules on consumer lending
Paytm stock surged 71% thus far in FY27, and a whopping 429% from its all-time low of ₹310 in May 2024. Tech analyst at YES Securities reckons that the stock can possibly test the IPO price from here.
Paytm Share: Bernstein's target price of ₹2,200 is the first brokerage target to exceed Paytm's IPO price. The target implies an upside of 52 per cent from the previous close of ₹1,441.
Hitesh Rathi of Angel One has recommended BLS International Services and Paytm stocks to buy today.
Paytm reported a 79% YoY jump in Q1 net profit at ₹220 crore backed by 27.6% growth in revenue from operations. The management expects FY27 revenue growth to exceed the 22% delivered in FY26.