Indian IT valuations, the brokerage and research house argues, are at large premium to history despite material correction from the top
The Nifty IT index has recovered smartly from its September lows, and if the current momentum sustains select IT stocks could witness a medium-term bullish trend.
Stellar long-term track record, growing digitalisation augur well for IT sector funds
The company also announced its fourth share buyback offer worth Rs 9,300 crore, at a price of Rs 1,850 per share.
The IT major has increased the lower end of the revenue guidance keeping upper end constant i.e. revenue guidance changed from 14-16 per cent to 15-16 per cent in constant currency terms.
Infosys Q2 results preview: The company's margins are expected to improve by around 30 basis points (bps) on a quarterly basis (QoQ) to 20.3 per cent vs 20.1 per cent in Q1FY23 and 21.5 per cent in Q4
The stock underperformed both the Nifty and the Nifty IT index, which fell 1.5% and 2%, respectively
The IT major reported net profit of Rs 10,431 crore, up 8.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and 10 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)
There is an "Inverse Head and Shoulder" pattern getting established on the daily chart. Technically, this pattern breakout over Rs 3,150 levels would add aggressive bets on the stock.
Despite the ongoing selloff and the global macroeconomic stress, analysts say that the IT sector still remains a preferred bet from a long-term perspective
The stock was tracking losses in global markets, as the US Fed raised interest rates an another 75 bps on Wednesday.
Tech sector is adjusting to the post-pandemic world
On Wednesday, shares of TCS, Infosys, Coforge, Tech Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, L&T Technology Services and Mindtree were down in the range of 3 per cent to 5 per cent
Both indices ended the day off their intraday highs, with the Sensex finishing at 59,793, up 105 points or 0.18 per cent, while the Nifty50 at 17,833, up 35 points or 0.2 per cent
The information technology sector (IT), Jefferies believes, remains at significant risk of sell-off if the Nifty were to correct
In the past eight days, the Nifty IT index has slipped 10 per cent, as compared to 4 per cent decline in the Nifty 50 index
MindTree, Mphasis and Larsen & Toubro Infotech may rally up to 24 per cent, while Infosys needs to overcome its near-term hurdle for fresh gains.
Going ahead, brokerages believe that the margin headwinds like travel costs, wage inflation will continue to persist in Q2FY23 as well.
Infosys Q1 preview: Investors will closely monitor the management's commentary on clients' IT spending, demand environment amid macro stress, margin outlook, and growth guidance for FY23
Earlier in May, analysts at JP Morgan had downgraded the Indian IT sector citing growth concerns. Rising margin headwind in the near-term, JP Morgan had said then, was one of the key concerns.