Ten most recommended stocks by analysts for 2022

Jan 1, 2022

By: Bhakti Makwana

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Business Insider has shortlisted 10 stocks that were most common among recommendations from broking firms including HDFC Securities, ICICIdirect, Motilal Oswal and several others to invest for next year.

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Tech Mahindra — stock up 83 percent in 2021

IT firm Tech Mahindra is focused on next generation technologies including blockchain, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, 5G and more, to enable digital transformation.

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SBI — stock up 64 percent in 2021

India’s largest bank with over 22,000 branches. Reduced bad loans, healthy amount of buffer capital have improved the lender’s prospects.

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Larson & Toubro — stock up 46 percent in 2021

The engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology and financial services conglomerate is expected to benefit from the large infrastructure projects coming up in India.

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ICICI Bank — stock up 40 percent in 2021

Analysts say the private bank is seeing a strong recovery across business segments ⁠— retail loans, corporate loans, as well as loans to small businesses.

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HCL Technologies — stock up 39 percent in 2021

The stock of the Noida-based tech services major is available at a significant discount to its larger peers like Infosys and TCS. Catch up rally, anyone?

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Bharti Airtel — stock up 35 percent in 2021

One of India’s remaining three telcos sees significant growth potential in expanding 4G coverage as well as the upcoming 5G wave.

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Tata Consultancy Services — stock up 28 percent in 2021

India’s biggest software exporter will remain a hot stock in 2021 given the rising wave of tech adoption across businesses, around the world.

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Reliance Industries — stock up 19 percent in 2021

India’s biggest listed company by market capitalisation has seen its mainstay energy business recover and the digital services segment boom.

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GAIL — stock up 4 percent in 2021

GAIL is a gas transmission and distribution company in India. Analysts say the proposed expansion into petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and renewables will help the company grow faster.

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HDFC Bank — stock up 4 percent in 2021

India’s largest private bank, and one of the street’s favourite stocks for decades, remains a common theme in most recommendations.

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