Share price of HPCL jumps as Sensex gains 129.84 points

Share price of HPCL jumps as Sensex gains 129.84 points
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A total of 43,317 shares changed hands on the counter till 10:10AM (IST)

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Nifty moved in a tight range of 82 points, and ended slightly below the psychologically crucial level of 15,700.
Share price of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. gained 2.28 per cent to Rs 304.65 at 10:10AM (IST) in Wednesday's trade. The scrip hit a high of Rs 306.6 and low of Rs 298.55 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 297.85 in the previous session.

The counter had a total traded volume of 10:10AM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 1.31 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 4.62 and a price-to-book ratio of 0.89.

A higher P/E ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher price for per rupee earnings given by the stock because of better future growth expectations.

The 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.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. belongs to the Oil Refining & Marketing industry.

Promotor/FII Holding
Promoters held 54.9 per cent stake in the company as of 30-Sep-2021, while foreign investors and domestic institutional investors ownership stood at 18.29 per cent and 15.93 per cent, respectively.

Key Financials
The firm reported consolidated net sales of Rs 88085.42 crore for the quarter ended 30-Sep-2021, up 20.93 per cent from the previous quarter's Rs 72838.01 crore and up 67.43 per cent from the year-ago quarter's Rs 52610.63 crore.

Its profit for the latest quarter stood at Rs 1918.89 crore, down 35.52 per cent from the same quarter a year ago.

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