On Friday, the stock traded flat at the bourses, in line with the benchmarks, rising a modest 0.2 per cent to Rs 395 levels
Brokerages have maintained a cautious to negative stance on the Indian IT sector given Accenture's muted deal bookings, lagging demand in key verticals, and emerging pricing pressure
Tech Mahindra's stock fell 2.6 per to its day's low of Rs 994.55 on Friday after JP Morgan downgraded the stock to 'underweight' from 'neutral', slashing its target price by 10 per cent to Rs 900
HCL Tech Q4FY23 preview: The firm's Ebit margin is likely to decline on a QoQ basis to 18.1-18.6 per cent. This stood at 19.6 per cent in Q3FY23
TCS Q4 results review: Going ahead, most brokerages expect an inevitable slowdown for the company in the near-to-medium term
Brokerages expect TCS deal wins to be strong in a broad range of $7-10 billion in Q4, while hiring is likely to be muted
Analysts say the stock price could turn volatile in the near-term as the development comes amid a challenging macro-environment including fears of a potential recession in the US
Thus far in calendar year 2023, the Nifty IT index has outperformed the market by surging 10 per cent, as compared to 0.55 per cent decline in the Nifty 50
According to the technical analyst, since the Nifty IT index trades at 30,870.20, it is on the verge of a positive breakout as it hovers near the key level of 31,255
Given the uncertainty on how the market trajectory may play out ahead, analysts believe investors can rotate allocation from high beta stocks to defensive plays albeit selectively
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As per the technical analyst, the best trading strategy for traders would be to buy Nifty IT either at the current market price or at dips, with a target of 31,500
TCS Q3 results: QoQ decline of 2,200 employees in the total headcount and de-growth of 3.7 per cent in deal bookings at $7.8 billion are indicators that point towards a slowdown, analysts say
TCS Q3 results preview: As per brokerage estimates, TCS may post up to 18 per cent Yo revenue growth to an average of Rs 57,446 crore. The bottom line could rise 10-16 per cent to around Rs 11,046 cr
For FY23, Accenture has maintained its 8-11 per cent growth guidance. This is reportedly the first time since FY17 that the company has not upgraded its full-year guidance after the first quarter
Paytm, Policybazaar, Zomato, and Nykaa have been the worst hit, falling between 50.5 per cent and 60 per cent thus far in 2022
Indian IT valuations, the brokerage and research house argues, are at large premium to history despite material correction from the top
Wipro Q2 results preview: Its margins will likely be weak over the last year, but may improve on a quarterly basis by 20-30 basis points (bps) to 15.3 per cent
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
However, they have not specified the quantum of the buyback the company could announce. Infosys is scheduled to announce its Q2-FY23 numbers on October 12