FY25 PSU stock performance worst in 3 years as 73% scrips fall up to 48%. Just 1 multibagger shines
PSU stocks will end FY25 on a lackluster note, recording their worst performance of the past three financial years. Nearly 73% or 46 stocks out of 63 analysed by ETMarkets have witnessed a decline of up to 48% so far, and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders stands tall as the only multibagger in the pack.
With just 7 more trading sessions to go, the 63-stock BSE PSU index was down nearly 8% as on Wednesday versus 2.4% gains seen in the BSE Sensex in the same period.
The correction over the last six months has taken some sheen out of the PSU counters. However, their rise over two-and-half years prior to October has been so prolific that the 2-year and 3-year returns of the BSE PSU index are still at 82% and 104%, respectively.
«Over the past two years, PSU stocks have delivered an impressive rally, driven by the government’s aggressive capex push and structural reforms. The BSE PSU Index surged over 80% from 2022 to early 2024, with sectors like defence, power, and railways leading the charge,» Harshal Dasani, Research Analyst at Invasset PMS said.
FY25 PSU laggards
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Out of the 46 stocks that have slipped in the red, 37 have fallen in double-digits. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL), KIOCL, NMDC Steel, Chennai Petroleum Corporation, Rites, The New India Assurance Company, Ircon International, Punjab & Sind and UCO Bank are the top 10 losers, falling by in the range of 48% and 31%.
Others like The Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Gujarat Gas, Central Bank Of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab National Bank
