Shares of Manappuram Finance Ltd and Muthoot Finance Ltd have climbed up to 52 per cent in the past six months and ICICI Securities believes the prevailing valuations are factoring in continuity in the ongoing positive cycle for gold loan NBFCs. The domestic brokerage has downgraded Manappuram Finance to ‘Hold’ from ‘Buy’ with an unchanged
Global brokerage firm Morgan Stanley, in a note on gold loan companies, said the final regulatory norms announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are a diluted version of the earlier draft, especially benefiting smaller-ticket loans. This was also highlighted by the RBI Governor during the post-policy press conference. Key beneficiaries include Muthoot Finance
Shares of non-bank lender Manappuram Finance rose as much as 14% in intraday trade on Friday to hit a record high after private equity firm Bain Capital said it will be invest ₹4,385 crore to acquire an 18% stake in the Kerala-based non-banking financial company (NBFC). Bain Capital has entered into definitive agreements to acquire