New Delhi: Top 10 FPI preferred stocks in the BSE500 pack are under selling pressure as the institutional sector continues to dump domestic equities in the light of record low rupee, high valuation and better opportunities elsewhere.
Data show that eight of the top 10 FPI-owned stocks declined institutional exposure in the March quarter.
The biggest cut was seen in the largest FPI-heavy stock HDFC, which fell 295 basis points to 69.19 percent. The investor class reduced its stake by 359 basis points
Group firm in the last four quarters.
Shares of mortgage lenders fell 28 percent from their 52-week high of Rs 3,021.1 on November 15, 2021. According to Trendline, the stock has an average price target of Rs 3,122, suggesting a possible 45 per cent rise.
The second most FPI-heavy stock
FPIs saw their shares rise 73 basis points to 53.88 percent. They have actually reduced their shares in the company by 713 basis points in the last four quarters. This scrip, at Rs 1,065 per ounce, fell 37 per cent from a 52-week high of Rs 1,696.4.
The third highest FPI-heavy stock
On November 26, 2021, the 52-week high fell by 39 per cent to Rs 5,935.40. FPIs cut 160 basis points to 50.81 percent in the March quarter and 370 basis points in the last four quarters.
ITC and 5 other big caps where FPIs increased their share by at least 150 bps in Q4
FPI Holdings
New Delhi: Hindalco Industries, Cipla and ITC were among the top six BSE100 caps, with foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) gaining at least 150 basis points in the March quarter. The quarter was marked by huge foreign inflows, which stood at Rs 1.10 trillion, thanks to the strengthening of the US dollar and concerns over emerging market equities in light of rising global inflation. The average price target of many of these stocks suggests a possible rise.
Hindalco Industries
March was the third consecutive quarter when FPIs increased their holdings in Hindalco Industries. FPIs increased their stake in aluminum manufacturers by 286 basis points to 28.85 percent in the March quarter. According to data available with Trendline, the institutional class increased its stake in the company by 52 basis points in the December quarter and the September quarter. According to the trendline, the average price target of the stock is Rs 672, which suggests a 69 percent potential uptrend.
Cipla
March was the first of three quarters when FPIs raised shares in Cipla. FPIs have increased their stake among drug manufacturers by 229 basis points to 26.48 percent, respectively, for the last quarter. According to data available with Trendline, the institutional class has lost shares by 44 basis points each in the December quarter and by 3 basis points in the September quarter. According to Trendline, the stock has an average price target of Rs 1,065.67, suggesting a 15 percent potential uptrend.
Indus Towers
In March, FPIs increased their stake in Indus Towers by more than 2 percentage points FPIs increased their stake in Mobile Tower Installation Company by 216 basis points to 28.23 percent. According to data available to Trendline, the institutional class reduced its holdings in the company by 75 basis points in the December quarter and increased by 7 basis points in the September quarter. According to Trendline, the stock’s average price target of Rs 248 suggests a possible upward growth of 18 percent.
ITC
After four consecutive quarterly back-to-back sales, FPIs were seen shopping at ITC in the March quarter. In the March quarter, FPIs increased their stake in cigarette manufacturers by 200 basis points to 11.98 percent. According to data available with Trendline, the company’s share of the institutional class declined 82 basis points in the December quarter, 93 basis points in the September quarter and 105 basis points in the June quarter. According to Trendline, the stock has an average price target of Rs 297.50, suggesting a potential uptrend of 18.53 percent.
The data shows that foreign inflows so far in 2022 were Rs 1,44,565 crore. This is in addition to the outflow of Rs 38,521 crore seen in the last three months of 2021.
“I’m not going to look at FPI outflows in isolation. It’s about growth versus price because FPIs are grossly more owned in growth stocks and that trend has been reversed. The stocks have declined in terms of ownership and their ownership will gradually increase in value stocks, “Sandeep Tandon, CIO – told Quantum Mutual Fund ET NOW.
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Except
All other stocks witnessed a 14-435 basis point fall in FPI shares in the March quarter.
The IRB fell 45 percent from its 52-week high; ZEE is down 37 percent; Axis Bank down 25 percent; IndusInd Bank 29.48 percent; Kotak 21 percent; ICICI Bank 19 percent; And the Aavas are 36 percent lower than their respective 52-week highs.
These stocks, excluding IRB, have reduced their FPI share by 16.23 percentage points in the last four quarters.
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