HDFC AMC was a star performer in 2019; however, it hasn’t been doing well since the recent market rally that started one year back, relatively speaking.
 

Active portfolio management is all about beating the benchmark and to some extent, even the frontline indices.

Like last year, the market is again attempting to play the re-opening theme even as investors hustle to identify the stocks in the travel sector.

The improvement in the RoCE, led by a heavy reduction in debts, is the answer. Subex has reduced its debt over the years and substantially improved its financial performance.    
 

Locked in the upper circuit at Rs 75.75 per share, the stock is trading at a PE multiple of just 2.41 even as the stock at current prices offers a mouthwatering dividend yield of 10.23 per cent.  

Trading at a P/E multiple of 20, this low-price speciality chemical stock made a fresh 52-week high for itself on Tuesday. With highest quarterly PAT declared and revenue growth in excess of 38 per cent, aided by technical indicators, the stock can breach its resistance levels and make fresh 52-week highs in the coming weeks.  
 

NOCIL has outperformed on bourses and is expected to outperform frontline indices, owing to its expansion plans along with ramp-up in capacity utilisation, robust volume growth on the back of a pick-up in demand of the tyre industry as well as expansion of margin with a focus on specialised rubber chemicals.  

Kirloskar Electric Company Ltd (KECL) surged nearly 53 per cent in just one month and has become the centre of attraction for investors.  

How often do you see the stock of M&M slipping by more than 4 per cent especially when Sensex is up by 1 per cent, making fresh life-highs for itself? One might assume that there must be something seriously wrong with the stock to behave in such a manner!

Minda Industries gave a breakout during Monday’s trading session after crossing Rs 578 levels with heavy volumes.  

Nippon Life India Asset Management (NAM) was amongst the top mid-cap gainers during Monday’s trading session. The stock gained by more than 6 per cent on a closing basis even as Sensex was up by only 1 per cent.   

There are stocks like Trijal Industries which doubled in May itself , gaining 108 per cent followed by TechIndia Nirma from infrastructure sector that gained more than 102 per cent since the beginning of this month.