Stocks to Watch Today: L&T, Tata Capital, Birlasoft, Phoenix Mills in focus

3 min read     Updated on 29 Jul 2026, 07:01 AM
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Larsen & Toubro and Tata Capital lead market gains with strong Q1FY27 earnings and record order inflows. Birlasoft surges on profit growth, while Phoenix Mills benefits from retail consumption. Conversely, VST Industries and PTC India Financial Services slip due to tax hikes and regulatory concerns.

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Earnings season continues to dominate the Indian equity market this morning, with heavyweights delivering robust numbers. Larsen & Toubro ticks up 0.68% as order inflows surge 14%, while Tata Capital rallies 1.26% on a 76% standalone profit jump. Meanwhile, VST Industries retreats 2.32% amid tax pressures. Here's what's moving.

TruAlt Bioenergy

TruAlt Bioenergy is trading at ₹419.15 (down 0.5% on the day). The company reported a staggering 12.5x surge in consolidated net profit to ₹59.27 crore in Q1FY27, driven by a dual-feed ethanol platform integration that expanded capacity by 43% to 2,000 KLPD. EBITDA margins improved to 21.18%, supported by strategic initiatives in CBG and sustainable aviation fuel.

Sanofi Consumer Healthcare

Sanofi Consumer Healthcare is trading at ₹4,707.20 (up 0.47% on the day). The healthcare firm posted a 13% YoY rise in net profit to ₹688 million for Q2 FY27, aided by a 12% growth in domestic sales following product relaunches. EBITDA surged 27% to ₹893 million, expanding margins to 37.89%.

RPG Life Sciences

RPG Life Sciences is trading at ₹2,888.70 (down 1.35% on the day). The pharma player reported a 17% YoY increase in PAT to ₹30.8 crore for Q1FY27, driven by a 15.8% rise in revenue to ₹195.7 crore. Domestic formulations grew 14.8%, while the API segment saw a significant 35.6% recovery.

PTC India Financial Services

PTC India Financial Services is trading at ₹28.78 (down 1.57% on the day). The NBFC reported a sharp 70.5% YoY decline in Q1 net profit to ₹40.24 crore, primarily due to a 33.7% fall in interest income. The company also flagged non-compliance with RBI's minimum infrastructure exposure requirement, setting a remediation deadline for September 30, 2026.

AGI Greenpac

AGI Greenpac is trading at ₹698.15 (down 1.27% on the day). The packaging company saw its Q1FY27 net profit rise 12% to ₹99.35 crore, with revenue growing 14.2% to ₹785.27 crore. The board has recommended Shashvat Somany as Joint Managing Director to support diversification into aluminium cans and capacity expansion.

Larsen & Toubro

Larsen & Toubro is trading at ₹3,832.00 (up 0.68% on the day). L&T posted a 14% YoY rise in consolidated PAT to ₹4,123 crore for Q1, despite a slight dip in EBITDA. Group order inflows surged 14% to ₹1,08,014 crore, bolstered by major wins in Mumbai housing redevelopment and metals & minerals projects.

Phoenix Mills

Phoenix Mills is trading at ₹2,023.20 (down 0.66% on the day). The realty developer reported a 23% YoY jump in Q1FY27 net profit to ₹3,945 crore, supported by a 32% surge in retail consumption. Revenue grew 12.8% to ₹10,749 crore, with operating free cash flow rising 20% to ₹602 crore.

Rail Vikas Nigam

Rail Vikas Nigam is trading at ₹221.34 (down 1.17% on the day). RVNL received a Letter of Award for a ₹358.97 crore doubling project from East Central Railway, lifting its disclosed order book to ₹4,188.57 crore. The company also entered a joint venture to produce Vande Bharat trainsets and signed a pact for a highway project in Jharkhand.

Birlasoft

Birlasoft is trading at ₹299.90 (up 2.2% on the day). The IT services firm reported a 51.3% YoY surge in Q1FY27 PAT to ₹1,610 million, with revenue growing 7.4% to ₹13,794 million. Deal TCV rose 20% YoY to $169 million, and cash balances strengthened to ₹28,786 million.

VST Industries

VST Industries is trading at ₹229.25 (down 2.32% on the day). The tobacco major reported a 13.5% decline in net revenue to ₹256 crore and a 24% fall in PAT to ₹42.4 crore for Q1FY27. An extraordinary indirect tax hike increased cigarette tax incidence by approximately 50%, leading to a 14.4% QoQ drop in volumes.

Tata Capital

Tata Capital is trading at ₹354.95 (up 1.26% on the day). The financial services firm reported a 76% YoY surge in standalone net profit to ₹999.44 crore for Q1FY27, aided by lower impairment charges. Consolidated PAT grew 56.5% to ₹1,628 crore, with gross NPA falling to 2.45%.

Bottom Line

The market is digesting a wave of strong quarterly results, with infrastructure and financial services leading the charge. While L&T and Tata Capital showcase robust order books and asset quality improvements, consumer-facing stocks like VST face regulatory headwinds. Investors are closely watching margin trends and order inflows as key indicators for mid-cap resilience.

How will the RBI's remediation deadline for PTC India Financial Services impact its lending strategies and stock valuation in the near term?

Can TruAlt Bioenergy sustain its 12.5x profit surge as it scales its dual-feed ethanol platform and enters the competitive sustainable aviation fuel market?

Will VST Industries be able to offset the 50% increase in cigarette tax incidence through price hikes without further eroding volume growth?

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