Stocks to watch today: Stocks of OMCs, Adani Group, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, United Spirits, Voltas, HFCL, HCC, Apollo Tyres, are among the key stocks in focus today.
Voltas Ltd, the air-conditioning maker and engineering services provider, on Thursday reported a 51.87 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 113.43 crore for the March quarter of FY26. It had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 235.69 crore a year ago, according to a regulatory filing by the Tata Group firm. Voltas' revenue from operations was Rs 4,887.83 crore in the March quarter against Rs 4,767.56 crore in the year-ago quarter. Total expenses of Voltas increased 5.3 per cent to Rs 4,709.95 crore in the March quarter. Voltas total income, which includes other income, rose 1.7 per cent to Rs 4,930.46 crore in the fourth quarter of FY26. In the March quarter, Voltas' revenue from "unitary cooling products for comfort and commercial use", which has room AC business, inched up 1 per cent at Rs 3,493.44 crore. It was Rs 3,458.43 crore in the corresponding period of the last fiscal. "Despite geopolitical-related disruptions creating volatility in raw material ...
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Analyst said that demand and consumption of electricity may further rise due to more intense heatwaves, with more frequent use of air conditioners, air coolers, and other appliances.
Data showed that in FY25, the extended heatwave drove room AC volumes up by 20-25 per cent Y-o-Y to around 12.5 million units, creating a high base that FY26 has struggled to match.
Following the announcement, the Nifty Consumer Durables index surged 4.48 per cent to hit 35,678 levels during intraday trading on Wednesday
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On the Nifty Midcap 100, Hindustan Petroleum stock was the top loser, down 4.35 per cent at ₹334.35 per cent
Shares of Voltas are in focus after the company said the Assistant Commissioner of State Tax, Investigation A, Mumbai, has initiated inspection proceedings at its office premises
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Analysts are positive on AC stocks amid strong summer demand outlook, though they caution that LPG/PNG shortages and rising input costs could impact production in near-term
Tata stock to buy: Axis Direct believes that Voltas can outperform the industry with a positive trend in the market share. It has recommended a 'Buy' rating on the stock
Blue Star announced the launch of a new range of room ACs for the summer 2026, aimed at strengthening its presence in residential and commercial cooling segments
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The stock price of Voltas was up 3% to ₹1,545.15, surpassing its previous high of ₹1,530 touched on March 19, 2025 on the BSE.
Voltas posted largely in-line revenue for Q3, but better-than-expected profitability, particularly in its UCP segment, prompted a reassessment of near-term margin trends among analysts.
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Leading air-conditioning maker and engineering services provider Voltas Ltd on Thursday reported a 35.4 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 84.46 crore for the December quarter of FY26. It had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 130.76 crore in the October-December period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from the Tata Group firm. Voltas' revenue from operations declined 1.1 per cent to Rs 3,070.77 crore in the December quarter of FY26, compared with Rs 3,105.11 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Total expenses of Voltas stood at Rs 2,945.19 crore, almost flat in the December quarter. Commenting on the results, its Managing Director Mukundan Menon C P said: "In Q3, the Room Air Conditioner business remained the anchor of our overall performance, navigating inherent seasonality and the impact of a shorter second summer through stronger channel momentum, improved product mix, and the benefit of the GST rate reduction." In the .