Stocks to Buy: With India’s wedding season underway, expectations are high for increased spending in the world’s second-largest wedding market, providing an opportunity for stock market investors to capitalise on this trend.
According to a study by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), 48 lakh weddings are expected to take place in November and December, generating business worth nearly ₹6 lakh crore. This is much higher than the 35 lakh weddings that created ₹4.25 lakh crore worth of business last year. As per the CAIT report, the number of auspicious dates in India this wedding season is 18 as against 11 last year.
This extravagant wedding season is expected to drive gains in sectors like jewellery, retail, hotels and auto.
Against this backdrop, domestic brokerage Motilal Oswal Financial Services has suggested five stocks to buy for 10-15% returns in the next three to six months. These include Titan, Eicher Motors, Vedant Fashions, Safari and LemonTree.
MOSL shared the investment rationale behind each stock:
Titan: MOSL is bullish on the Tata group firm’s Titan Ltd as it believes that wedding jewellery demand has started to pick up following customs duty reduction and will remain strong in the next two quarters. According to the brokerage, Titan will likely outperform other branded players given its superior competitive positioning.
Eicher Motors: Royal Enfield is seeing better demand compared to the pre-festive period, driven by its new launches, good availability of all models, and increased promotional activities to boost consumer interest, said the brokerage.
Vedant Fashions: As per MOSL, Vedant Fashions is likely to witness upbeat growth, led by higher and spread-out wedding dates. It sees a long runway for growth with footprint expansion in Manyavar. Further, the ramp-up of newer categories provides additional growth triggers, said MOSL.
Safari: Safari’s revenues are expected to increase as demand is set to bounce back, driven by festive prestocking, compared to the preceding quarter, which was affected by the heatwave, said the brokerage. The Greenfield plant in Jaipur will provide an additional boost to revenue once it begins operations in 3QFY25E, it added.
Lemon Tree Hotels: Lastly, it sees strong growth momentum for in the second half of FY25 due to the stabilisation of Aurika Mumbai, strong wedding season and favourable demand-supply dynamics. “We expect investments in renovations to result in improved OR, ARR, and EBITDA margins for the company,” said MOSL.
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