HDFC Life shares slip despite analyst upgrades after steady H1 results
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- ✓HDFC Life shares fell 0.28 per cent to ₹549.00 on Friday afternoon despite positive analyst ratings.
- ✓The insurer reported a 13 per cent profit rise to ₹1,119 crore for the half-year ended September 30, 2026.
- ✓Many brokerages kept buy ratings, even as the stock trades near its 52-week low range.
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Shares of HDFC Life Insurance Company (NSE: HDFCLIFE) were trading marginally lower at ₹549.00, down 0.28 per cent, on the National Stock Exchange on Friday afternoon, a day after the insurer reported its first-half FY27 results. The stock touched an intraday low of ₹532.60 before recovering, with traded volume of 33.57 lakh shares worth ₹181.62 crore by 1.17 pm.
Three brokerages maintained positive ratings on the stock after the results. Motilal Oswal Financial Services reiterated a Buy with a target price of ₹680, valuing the insurer at 1.8 times FY28E embedded value. Elara Securities kept its Buy with a ₹740 target, implying 34 per cent upside from current levels, trimming VNB estimates by 0.6-1.4 per cent citing an elevated ULIP mix. JM Financial held an Add rating with a ₹610 target, noting the recovery in HDFC Bank-sourced business and improving product mix as key positives.
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