They also purchased insurance stocks like SBI Life, HDFC Life, and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance after favourable guidelines on the surrender value of policies were announced by the insurance regulator IRDAI. Also, the recent removal of the age limit on availing of health insurance is seen as boosting the prospects of life insurance companies.
ITC’s tobacco business is going cheap but Kotak Institutional Equities thinks market has it wrong
Kotak Securities estimates ITC’s tobacco business is valued at just 11X forward earnings, suggesting potential undervaluation. The brokerage sees stronger growth in non-tobacco businesses and