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Consecutive weak listings by Studds Accessories and Orkla India have dimmed India's IPO frenzy, even as analysts flag valuation concerns and a cooling in grey market sentiment
The stock market will see three major listings, including Groww, Pine Labs, and Lenskart, marking another active week for investors
Updated On : 07 Nov 2025 | 4:09 PM ISTLenskart IPO witnessed decent investor interest, achieving an overall oversubscription of 17.5 times, driven largely by strong participation from QIBs
Updated On : 07 Nov 2025 | 3:12 PM ISTLenskart's AI-powered smartglasses "B by Lenskart" will feature a Google Gemini 2.5-based assistant, Qualcomm's AR1 Gen 1 chip, built-in camera, UPI payments, and more
Updated On : 06 Nov 2025 | 3:42 PM ISTTechnology investor SoftBank Group has once again trimmed its holding in Lenskart Solutions, selling nearly a 2.6 per cent stake in the eyewear retailer for Rs 2,888 crore through open market transactions on Monday. In June, SoftBank sold a 3.25 per cent stake in Lenskart for Rs 2,873 crore. In the latest transaction, Japan-based SoftBank Group, through its affiliate SVF II Lightbulb (Cayman) Ltd, offloaded a total of 4.5 crore equity shares in 22 tranches, amounting to a 2.58 per cent stake in Gurugram-based Lenskart, as per the block deal data on the BSE. The shares were sold at an average price of Rs 641.75 apiece, taking the combined deal size to Rs 2,887.87 crore. The latest transaction brought SoftBank's holding in Lenskart down to 7.28 per cent from 9.86 per cent, although it remains the second-largest public shareholder in the eyewear firm. Platinum Jasmine A 2018 Trust, an arm of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, continues to be the largest public shareholder of Lenskart wi
Sona BLW Precision Forgings, R R Kabel, Welspun Corp, Lenskart Solutions and Leela Palaces Hotels from the BSE 500 index hitting their respective all-time highs.
In the past six months, the BSE IPO index outperformed the market by soaring 21 per cent, against a 6.8 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex.
Lenskart reported a 182.3 per cent year-on-year increase in profit after tax to ₹228 crore in the first quarter of FY27 compared to a profit of ₹61 crore in the year-ago period
The MSCI India Domestic Small Cap Index will see a broader reshuffle, with 12 stocks added and 19 removed.
Thus far in the calendar year 2026, Lenskart Solutions surged 33 per cent as against a 7.7 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex.
The eyewear retailer has signed a nine-year lease for office space at Worldmark 6 in Delhi's Aerocity, with monthly rentals of Rs 1.86 crore and a 15 per cent escalation every three years
Top monthly stock picks by Motilal Oswal Wealth Management Research Desk: Analysts are bullish on Reliance, Bharat Electronics, ACME Solar, Delhivery, Gokaldas Exports and Lenskart.
Global and domestic institutions bought a 2.3% stake in Lenskart for ₹1,960 crore as ADIA trimmed its holding ahead of the eyewear firm's market debut
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Platinum Jasmine A 2018 Trust aims to sell up to 40 million shares at a 2.8 per cent discount to Wednesday's closing price.
According to analysts Aditya Mathur, Pritesh Sonar and Arashi Nishizawa, Lenskart's scalable and integrated operating model-underpinned by technology-differentiates it from peers
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Post Q4 results, Emkay Global Financial Services has maintained 'Buy' rating on Lenskart Solutions and revised its target price by 4 per cent from ₹600 to ₹625.
Q4FY26 company results: Firms including Jubilant Foodworks, Kwality Walls India, Grasim Industries, Samvardhana Motherson International are also to release their January-March earnings today
After online outrage over alleged grooming rules, the company apologises and rolls out a revised style guide addressing concerns around religious symbols
Company releases guidelines outlining inclusion of faith symbols following employee allegations and social media posts
The stock price of Lenskart hit a new high of ₹541.45 and was quoting higher for the third straight day, surging 12 per cent during this period.
Motilal Oswal cited Lenskart Solutions' superior growth profile, limited organised competition, and long growth runway, for reasons on coverage initiation