Morgan Stanley downgrade weighs on Power Finance Corporation
pre-market1 source ↓machine-written, see hownot a recommendation
- PFC close
- ₹313.60
- On the day
- -2.18%
- Futures OI, short build-up
- +0.5%
- Put-call ratio
- 0.76
- Max pain
- ₹330.00
Power Finance Corporation faced fresh pressure after Morgan Stanley downgraded its view from Overweight to Equal-Weight and cut its target price to ₹410 from ₹510. The brokerage cited slower loan growth and reduced its core earnings estimates for fiscal 2028 and fiscal 2029. The report also said loan growth at Power Finance Corporation and REC had moderated sharply, even as bank and system credit to the power sector accelerated ⚡.
OI Charts data showed Power Finance Corporation closing at ₹313.60 on 30 Oct 2026, down 2.18% for the session. The stock had fallen 4.5% over five sessions and 5.0% over 20 sessions, while trading near its 52-week low of ₹310.30 recorded on 26 Oct 2026. Volume was 3,893,160 shares. Futures open interest rose 0.5% to 109,495,000 shares, alongside the day’s decline, indicating a short build-up in the derivatives market 📉.
Key Points:
- The company’s revenue from operations slipped to ₹28,527 cr in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 from ₹28,539 cr a year earlier, according to The Economic Times report.
- Power Finance Corporation had declared an interim dividend of ₹3.90 per share, providing a separate cash-return factor alongside the earnings-growth concerns.
- The broader power-financing sector is seeing a divergence: bank and system credit has accelerated, while the two specialised lenders’ loan growth has slowed.
For the near-term trading setup, the options market showed a put-call ratio of 0.76, with max pain at ₹330. The largest put open interest stood at ₹320, while the largest call open interest was at ₹350 for the 23 Nov 2026 expiry. These strikes identify the immediate positioning zones as the market assesses whether slower loan growth is temporary or persists across the sector 💼.
The next directional cues are likely to come from updates on loan growth, core earnings estimates and credit trends across power-sector lenders. The stock’s ability to hold near its recent low, together with changes in futures positioning and the ₹320–₹350 options range, will show how traders are reassessing the downgrade.
Source: ad-hoc-news.de, 01 Nov 2026
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