Among individual stocks, the technical & derivative analyst from HDFC Securities is bullish on NLC India and Mazagon Dock.
Given the recent underperformance of the mid-and small-caps compared to their larger peers, analysts expect these two market segments, especially the small-caps, to catch up now
In the last three months, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders has zoomed 196 per cent as compared to a 4.5 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex
Thus far in FY23, MDL (up 277%), GRSE (201%) and Cochin Shipyard (185%) have seen their market price appreciated more than 100%, as against nearly 4% rise in Sensex.
FPIs offloaded nearly Rs 2 trillion ($265 billion) in Indian equities during Samvat 2078, data show.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is the only other stock among the Sensex 30 and Nifty 50 that trades in the overbought category, technically.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, and Cochin Shipyard have surged 129 per cent, 121 per cent, and 49 per cent each so far this year
The defence shipbuilding segment continues to look promising on account of ambitious acquisition plan of Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard.