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PERSISTENT
Dr. Anand Suresh Deshpande Ph.D. · Pune, India
₹5,483.30
▲+1.01%Persistent Systems is trading near its 52-week high with strong growth metrics but elevated valuation, reflecting optimism about its digital transformation capabilities.
Exchange
NSI
Currency
INR
Day range
₹5,460.00 – ₹5,589.00
52-week range
₹4,244.50 – ₹6,599.00
Sector
Technology
Industry
Information Technology Services
AI investment rating
AI analysis75% confidence
The stock appears fairly valued given its premium P/E ratio of 46.12, trading in the upper third of its 52-week range, despite strong revenue growth of 25.10%.
16.9% below the 1-year high · trend down
Hedge-fund memo
Today
The stock is up 1.01% today, trading near the upper end of its daily range with moderate volume.
This week
The stock has shown positive momentum this week, maintaining its position above key moving averages.
This month
Persistent has gained approximately 8% over the past month, outperforming the broader IT services index.
Bull thesis
Bear thesis
News & sentiment
Neutral
24 headlines · 24 outlets · 7d
Tone · daily average
Smart money
Named holders aren't published for this listing (common for Indian stocks). The split at left is live.
Financial health
Profitability
Growth
Balance sheet
Financial statements
Earnings intelligence
Beat estimates in 3 of 4 recent quarters (EPS actual vs. consensus).
33.55 vs 33.94253
-1.16% surprise
32.7083 vs 29.25535
11.80% surprise
30.15 vs 28.73823
4.91% surprise
Competitive landscape
| Company | Market cap | P/E | ROE | Op. margin | Rev. growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERSISTENT | 856.66B | 46.12 | 26.35% | 16.25% | 25.10% |
| COFORGE | 773.34B | 35.75 | — | 15.96% | 49.90% |
| MPHASIS | 447.79B | 23.44 | 17.74% |
Technical intelligence
Volume
RSI (14) · 70 overbought / 30 oversold
MACD (12,26,9) · MACD vs signal
Candlesticks, volume, RSI and MACD from 500sessions of real Yahoo daily data. Moving averages use full history, so they're accurate at the left edge. Support / resistance are the 52-week low / high. Educational — technical signals are not buy or sell calls.
Risk intelligence
Intensifying competition from large IT services players and specialized digital transformation firms
Mitigation: Continue to differentiate through domain expertise and focus on product engineering
Geopolitical tensions affecting US-India relations and immigration policies
Mitigation: Diversify geographic revenue streams beyond the US market
Business intelligence
Competitive moat
Persistent Systems has developed a strong competitive moat through its specialized expertise in product engineering and healthcare IT, combined with long-term client relationships and a focus on high-value digital transformation services.
Supply chain
Upstream (inputs / suppliers)
↓
Downstream (customers / markets)
M&A / strategic moves
Catalyst calendar
Expansion of AI and machine learning service offerings
Potential acquisition of specialized digital transformation firms
Thesis builder
Bull case
Persistent Systems continues to benefit from increasing demand for digital transformation services, particularly in product engineering and healthcare IT segments.
Base case
The company maintains steady growth through its diversified client base and focus on high-margin digital services, though growth may moderate as the IT spending cycle matures.
Bear case
Intensifying competition in the IT services space and potential economic slowdown affecting discretionary IT spending could pressure growth and margins.
Time horizon
The company is positioned for sustainable growth over the next 2-3 years, supported by its domain expertise and strategic focus on emerging technologies.
Est. CAGR
18-22% revenue growth over the next 3 years
Entry (qual.)
Consider accumulating on dips below 5000 INR, which would provide better entry points given the current premium valuation
Exit (qual.)
Exit if the stock falls below 4500 INR or if revenue growth consistently falls below 15% for two consecutive quarters
Knowledge graph
Executives & sector are live; peers are clickable → their dissection. Institutional holders shown where the exchange publishes them.
Portfolio impact
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Illustrative impact
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Hold with a cautious approach given the premium valuation but strong growth trajectory
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Medical Dialogues·1d ago·medical study
BW Businessworld·1d ago·economic issue
South China Morning Post·1d ago·legal reform
Dawn·1d ago·healthcare shortage
reuters.com·1d ago·inflation concerns
FXStreet·1d ago·investment strategy
KRDO·1d ago·infrastructure issue
Real press coverage from the last 7 days, scored by AI for tone — click any headline for the source. This is news sentiment, not social: X / Reddit / Telegram scoring needs a paid social provider. Educational only.
Annual income statement, oldest → newest. Live via Yahoo.
27.21 vs 26.90529
1.13% surprise
| 14.78% |
| 17.50% |
| LTTS | 380.29B | 29.73 | — | 15.69% | 2.60% |
Peers via Yahoo's similarity graph, same-sector first; fundamentals live. Ask the AI copilot below for a qualitative head-to-head.
Support (day/52w low)
₹5,460.00
Resistance (day/52w high)
₹5,589.00
Volume
5,63,262
Trend
down
RSI (14)
74
MACD
bullish
MA cross
death
50-day MA
₹4,979.65
200-day MA
₹5,471.36
vs 200-DMA
0.2%
RSI/MACD computed from 6 months of daily closes; moving averages from Yahoo. Options positioning still needs an options feed.
Overall conviction 75%