Buy HPCL, target price Rs 250: Edelweiss

Edelweiss has buy call on Hindustan Petroleum Corporation with a target price of Rs 250. The current market price of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation is Rs 237.6.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., incorporated in the year 1952, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 36098.29 Crore) operating in Gas & Petroleum sector.

Financials
For the quarter ended 31-12-2020, the company reported a Consolidated Total Income of Rs 69571.51 Crore, up 32.24 % from last quarter Total Income of Rs 52610.63 Crore and down -2.29 % from last year same quarter Total Income of Rs 71205.13 Crore. Company reported net profit after tax of Rs 2316.85 Crore in latest quarter.

Investment Rationale
Hindustan Petroleum has been taking support at levels of Rs 230. These levels have been held even when the broader markets were correcting sharply. The stock has broken out of its previous swing high, showing early signs of a move upwards.

Promoter/FII Holdings
Promoters held 51.6 per cent stake in the company as of Dec 30, 2020, while FIIs held 15.9 per cent, DIIs 20.8 per cent and public and others 11.7 per cent.