IREDA shares fall 22% in five sessions; is the bull run over?

Shares of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) are on a losing run since the last five sessions. The multibagger stock has declined 22% in five days. The stock, which ended at Rs 209.35 on February 6, closed at Rs 162.10 on February 13.

IREDA stock was stuck in the lower circuit of 5% at Rs 162.10 throughout the last session. It closed at Rs 170.60 on Monday. Market cap of the firm fell to Rs 43,568.67 crore. IREDA saw 7.64 lakh shares changing hands amounting to a turnover of Rs 12.39 crore on BSE.

Before the current phase of correction, the stock surged to its record high of Rs 215 on February 6 this year. Compared to its IPO issue price of Rs 32, the stock had surged 572% till February 6.

However, the stock is still a multibagger after the current phase of correction. The scrip has risen 406% from the IPO issue price of Rs 32 till date.

In terms of technicals, the relative strength index (RSI) of the stock stands at 52.7, signaling it's trading neither in the overbought nor in the oversold zone.

Shiju Koothupalakkal - Technical Research Analyst, Prabhudas Lilladher said, "The stock after the strong bull run witnessed has peaked out near Rs 215 zone and subjected to heavy profit booking to slip down drastically in the last four sessions. The highly overheated RSI indicator has cooled off from the overbought zone and currently has arrived near the 50 zone and can anticipate for a revival in the coming days. The near-term crucial support zones would be at around Rs 156 and Rs 144 levels, respectively, which would be a precise level for re-entry and expect for a trend reversal."

Abhijeet from Tips2Trades said, "IREDA stock price is bearish as it is extremely overbought with strong resistance now at Rs 170.65 on the daily charts. A daily close below the support of Rs 148 could lead to a target of Rs 124 in the near term."

IREDA shares listed at Rs 50 on November 29 last year. The market debut marked a premium of 56.25% over the IPO issue price of Rs 32.

The IPO was held from November 21 to November 23, 2023.

The price band of IREDA's IPO was Rs 30-32 apiece with a lot size of 460 shares.

IREDA reported a 67 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 335.54 crore in Q3, led by growth in the loan book and a significant reduction in net non-performing assets (NPAs) from 2.03 per cent to 1.52 per cent year-on-year

Revenue from operations in Q3 climbed 44.21 per cent to Rs 1,253.20 crore compared with Rs 868.98 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. The PSU’s loan book surged 33.50 per cent to Rs 50,579.67 crore in Q3 against Rs 37,887.69 crore on a YoY basis.

IREDA is a Mini Ratna (Category - I) government enterprise. It is administratively controlled by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). IREDA has been actively promoting, developing, and extending financial assistance for new and renewable energy projects, as well as energy efficiency and conservation projects for over 36 years.

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