Analysts chose stocks from mining and manufacturing sectors for buy recommendations on Friday.
Religare Broking Research Senior Vice-President Ajit Mishra, and Motilal Oswal Financial Services Technical and Derivatives Head Chandan Taparia shared their views on the stocks.
GAIL (India)
Religare Broking's Ajit Mishra recommended a 'buy' for the stock. Target price for the counter is Rs 202, which implies an upside of 4.7%. The stop loss is at Rs 187 apiece.
Out of 35 analysts tracking the company, 28 maintain a 'buy' rating, four recommend a 'hold' and three suggest 'sell', according to Bloomberg data. The average 12-month analysts' consensus price target implies an upside of 12.1%.
HAL
Motilal Oswal's Chandan Taparia recommended a 'buy' for HAL. The target price for the counter is Rs 5,385, which implies an upside of 6.8%. The stop loss is at Rs 4,850 apiece.
Out of 19 analysts tracking the company, 15 maintain a 'buy' rating, three recommend a 'hold' and one suggests 'sell', according to Bloomberg data. The average 12-month analysts' consensus price target implies an upside of 12.2%.
NMDC
Mishra recommended buying NMDC stock. The target price for the counter is Rs 77, which implies an upside of 7.3%. The stop loss is at Rs 69 apiece.
Out of 23 analysts tracking the company, 13 maintain a 'buy' rating, four recommend a 'hold' and six suggest 'sell', according to Bloomberg data. The average 12-month analysts' consensus price target implies an upside of 3.6%.
Max Financial Services
Taparia has a 'buy call on Max Financial. The target price for the counter is Rs 1,500, which implies an upside of 6.1%. The stop loss is at Rs 1,370 apiece.
Out of 21 analysts tracking the company, 20 maintain a 'buy' rating, and one suggests 'sell', according to Bloomberg data. The average 12-month analysts' consensus price target implies an upside of 7.2%.
SAIL
Taparia also recommended buying SAIL. The target price for the counter is Rs 132, which implies an upside of 5.6%. The stop loss is at Rs 121 apiece.
Out of 28 analysts tracking the company, six maintain a 'buy' rating, 10 recommend a 'hold' and 12 suggest 'sell', according to Bloomberg data. The average 12-month analysts' consensus price target implies a downside of 11.3%.
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