Stocks to buy: Analysts recommend LIC Housing Finance, CE Info Systems, Ethos and NLC India

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Also Read: Nifty Bank hit fresh highs, crosses 53,000 as it continues winning streak for the 4th day in a rowThese four stocks to buy are CE Info Systems, LIC Housing Finance, Ethos and NLC India.Here are the stock recommendations by analysts:CE Info Systems’ (MapmyIndia) growth potential and horizontal nature of services offered make it more comparable to global SaaS players, JM Financial said. It finds the company’s target of achieving over ₹1,000 crore revenue target by FY27 / FY28 achievable and estimates 32% and 32% revenue and EPS CAGR over FY24-28E.

MapmyIndia, we believe, is a play on EV, e-Commerce and digital transformation of enterprises - all at once. We, therefore, anchor our valuation of MapmyIndia to global horizontal SaaS players (Snowflake etc.), JM Financial said.Also Read: Top Stock Recommendations: Osho Krishan suggests buying these two stocks todayThe brokerage initiated coverage on CE Info Systems shares with a ‘Buy’ rating and a target price of ₹2,900, implying an upside potential of more than 27% from Wednesday’ closing price.

Higher competitive intensity (OLA Maps) and margin contraction due to higher share of hardware sales are key risks.LIC Housing Finance has strong moats in both retail mortgages and on the liability side. Over the last four to five quarters, the company’s earnings predictability has improved, with fewer surprises on asset quality, credit costs, and operating expenses, brokerage firm Motilal Oswal Financial Services said.

It expects LIC Housing Finance to deliver stronger loan growth over FY25-26, which can offset net interest margin (NIM) compression. The company reported a PAT growth of ~65% YoY in FY24.