Bharat Forge shares drop 0.24% as Sensex rises

Shares of Ltd. traded 0.24 per cent down at Rs 817.5 at 12:30PM (IST) on Monday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 136.7 points to 55573.99. The stock had settled at Rs 819.5 in the previous session.

The stock quoted a 52-week high and 52-week low of Rs 846.6 and Rs 427.95, respectively.

As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 12:30PM (IST) stood at 12:30PM shares with turnover at Rs 3.61 crore.

At the current price, the stock trades at 314.53 times its trailing 12-month earnings per share of Rs 2.6 per share and 5.13 times its price-to-book value, BSE data showed.

A higher P/E ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher share price today because of growth expectations in the future. Price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and is the measure of the price that investors are ready to pay even for no growth in the business.

The Beta value of the stock, which measures its volatility in relation to the broader market, stood at 1.45.

Shareholding Details
Promoters held 44.76 per cent stake in the company as of 30-Jun-2021, while FIIs owned 25.3 per cent and DIIs 12.13 per cent.