Stocks to Watch on September 7, 2023: Tata Consumer Products has refuted reports that said it is in talks to acquire a majority 51 per cent stake in Haldiram's
IT major Tata Consultancy Services on Tuesday said it has bagged a contract from the government to redesign and build a new version of public procurement platform Government e-Marketplace (GeM). The GeM platform provides an end-to-end online marketplace for the central and state government bodies, including public sector undertakings, for procurement of common-use goods and services in a transparent and efficient manner. GeM CEO P K Singh said in its next avatar, GeM is envisioned to be an all-inclusive platform for government procurement, offering improved ease of doing business and transparency. "With TCS as our system integration partner, we are assured of architecting the new GeM with unmatched experience, rigour, and passion to develop a world-class solution," Singh said. The Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) of GeM is over Rs 2 lakh crore purchased by 70,000 buyer organisations from more than 65 lakh sellers and service providers, including over 8 lakh medium and small enterprise
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday said it has bagged a deal from British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC) to change their finance, procurement and HR applications management. The company will leverage AI-driven human-machine collaboration suite, TCS Cognix in the multi-year partnership, the company said in a BSE filing. "TCS will also provide application management and change delivery services for the broadcaster's application estate supporting the finance, procurement and HR functions," the statement read. Amit Kapur, Country Head, UK and Ireland at TCS, said that the partnership will "strengthen TCS' position as a leader in delivering transformative business services to the media and entertainment industry". The Indian IT services giant has been operating in the UK for 45 years and tops software and IT services supply in the region in revenue terms. It employs 21,000 people in the UK and Ireland, making it among the region's biggest IT employers.
Nifty IT index jumps 4.5%; Bellwether TCS leads the gain
The gains by IT majors also contributed to the index's gains
The positive from TCS' point of view, which reported flat sales growth QoQ, was the strong order book which topped the $10.2-billion mark
Stocks to watch on July 13, 2023: Shares of TCS and HCL Technologies will react to Q1 earnings on Thursday.
So far this year, Persistent Systems is the top contender surging close to 30 per cent, while Infosys remains as the top loser, plunging 14 per cent.
Around 75% of the deal will go to TCS, say sources; consortium is expected to develop 4G core and RAN technology for BSNL's telecom services
Six of the 10 most valued firms faced a combined erosion of Rs 70,486.95 crore in their market valuation last week, with Reliance Industries and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) taking the biggest hit following a weak trend in equities. While Reliance Industries, TCS, HDFC Bank, ITC, State Bank of India and HDFC were the laggards from the top 10 pack, ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys and Bharti Airtel were the gainers. Last week, the BSE Sensex declined 298.22 points or 0.48 per cent. "Markets took a breather last week and shed half a per cent amid mixed cues. The beginning was upbeat, however, profit-taking in heavyweights across sectors pushed the index lower in the following sessions," Ajit Mishra, VP - Technical Research at Religare Broking Ltd, said. Among major losers, the market valuation of Reliance Industries fell by Rs 27,941.49 crore to Rs 16,52,702.63 crore and that of TCS eroded by Rs 19,027.06 crore to Rs 11,78,854.88 crore. HDFC Bank's valuation declined by Rs
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
TCS Q4 results review: Going ahead, most brokerages expect an inevitable slowdown for the company in the near-to-medium term
Management indicated weakness in the US on account of deferrals in discretionary spending from clients, with the BFS vertical being the most affected
Stocks to Watch today: Analysts expect Infosys to report muted quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) revenue growth between 0.1-0.7 per cent in constant currency (cc).
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
Analysts at ICICI Securities expect TCS' margins to improve from FY23 onwards due to utilization improvement and moderation of sub-contractor costs
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
The overall trend in the IT stocks have remained laggard and continues to bear high risk element.