Market experts expect that both investors to bring in vast experience and expertise in the financial domain to handhold Yes Bank for its next journey of growth. Yes Bank is likely to approve and transfer the stressed assets to private equity firm JC Flowers.
New Delhi: Beleaguered private sector lender Yes Bank has remained under traders’ radar for a long time now, but the interest has been increasing over the last few weeks as the stock zoomed close to 50 per cent in less than two months.
Shares of Yes Bank have zoomed about 48 per cent from Rs 12.3 on June 20 to hit a new 52-week high of Rs 18.30 on Friday, September 9. However, the stock was trading between Rs 17.5-18 levels on Monday.
Market analysts remain divided over the future of private lenders and suggest the stock only for investors with high risk appetite in the longer run with a word of caution.
Kranthi Bathini, equity strategist at WealthMills Securities said that Yes Bank is gaining investors' interest lately amid buzz about rejigging of its board, fundraising plans and improving performance in the last few quarters.
"The revival of the lender entirely depends upon how it performs in the next quarter, in terms of growth in retail and corporate loan book; along with non-performing assets," he added. "One should not expect immediate fireworks from the counter."
Aditya Puri, former MD of HDFC Bank and a senior advisor at The Carlyle Group, is reported to get a seat in the board of Yes Bank on behalf of the private equity firm.
Prashanth Tapse, Research Analyst, Mehta Equities believes that the bank is rebuilding its brand as well as business dynamics with the help of two high-caliber private equity investors Advent and Carlyle.
Market experts expect that both investors to bring in vast experience and expertise in the financial domain to handhold Yes Bank for its next journey of growth. Yes Bank is likely to approve and transfer the stressed assets to private equity firm JC Flowers.
"If this deal goes through on expected terms, Yes Bank is likely to come out of toxic stressed assets and reduce the stress on the balance sheet, which were once in systemic risk for the bank to sustain," Tapse added.
However, even technical analysts remain divided over the counter. Those who see bullish patterns see an upside till Rs 30 in next two quarters, whereas others believe that the stock may retest its 52-week lows of Rs 10.93.
"If stock prices close above Rs 19.50 levels on a weekly closing basis, then the stock can see a target of Rs 22 in near term, while the long term target can be Rs 28-30 for a 6-12 month time horizon," Tapse said, who has a stop loss of Rs 15.20.
Reading the technical charts, Kush Ghodasara, CMT, and an independent market expert said that Yes Bank has given a strong move recently on the probable nod on stake sale but this move can be taken as an opportunity to book profits.
"Looking at the increasing base of equity capital, it is very difficult for banks to show performance fundamentally at a higher EPS," he added. "Technically, the stock has a trailing stop loss at Rs 16.95 below which it may test Rs 11."
Bathini from Wealthmills suggested that existing investors can continue to hold the stocks with a long term view but fresh entry at the current levels should be avoided. "The stock is pulling off miracles in the near-term," he adds.
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