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Compare stocks: which of these companies is stronger?
Put up to 5 listed Indian companies side by side: valuation, growth, profits, debt, who owns them and how their shares have done. Every figure comes with a plain-English line on what it means, and the best on each row is marked.
Ready-made comparisons
- IT services giants: TCS, INFY, HCLTECH, WIPRO, TECHM
- Private banks: HDFCBANK, ICICIBANK, KOTAKBANK, AXISBANK
- Car makers: MARUTI, M&M, TMPV, HYUNDAI
- Paint companies: ASIANPAINT, BERGEPAINT, KANSAINER, INDIGOPNTS
- Consumer staples: HINDUNILVR, NESTLEIND, BRITANNIA, DABUR, MARICO
Or open any company page and use "Compare with peers": we add the largest companies in its industry and the ones nearest in size.
What the scorecard looks at
- Price you pay
- How expensive the share is for the profit and assets behind it. Cheaper is better, but a share is often cheap for a reason: read it with growth and quality.
- Growth
- How fast sales and profit are rising, recently and over several years.
- Profitability
- How much profit the business squeezes out of its sales and out of the money invested in it.
- Financial strength
- How much it owes, whether its profit turns into real cash, and what credit rating agencies think of it.
- Owners' confidence
- Whether the founders (promoters) and big funds are holding on, buying more or selling.
- Share price trend
- How the share price has moved. Past moves do not predict future ones; this shows how the market has been treating it.
Pick what matters to you
Each area is scored 0 to 10 against the company's own industry. Your goal changes how much each area counts:
- Balanced
- Every area counts the same.
- Safety
- Strong finances and steady profits come first: for money you cannot afford to lose.
- Growth
- Fast-rising sales and profit come first, for people who can hold for years and sit through ups and downs.
- Value
- A sound business at a low price: cheapness counts most, but only alongside decent quality.
- Dividends
- Regular cash payouts from a company strong enough to keep paying them.
Numbers lined up side by side, not a recommendation to buy or sell.