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COVID-19 resilient 2.0 portfolio: IIFL Securities lists 9 stocks with up to 28% upside

SUMMARY

The second wave of COVID has been proving to be more disastrous than the first and many economic and health indicators are already pointing towards a downward revision in the GDP forecast. In such a scenario, brokerage house IIFL Securities suggest investing in the COVID resilient sectors. Sectors like Healthcare, Pharma, Diagnostic & select FMCG will continue to thrive during the FY22, it added. For FY21, it has built and recommended a 'Covid Resilient Portfolio' considering valuations and taking a bottom-up approach in the light of sharp rally in broader markets. Aided by the increased global liquidity and defensive COVID resilience nature of the portfolio, it expects very limited downside risk for these stocks. Here's the list:

By Pranati Deva  May 11, 2021 2:16:16 PM IST (Published)


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Cipla: The brokerage has a 'buy' call on the stock with a target at Rs 1,050 per share, indicating a 15 percent upside to the stock. IIFL expects Cipla to register an FY23E EPS of 15 percent to factor in the Revlimid launch.

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Metropolis Healthcare: The brokerage has a 'buy' call on the stock with a target at Rs 2,880 per share, indicating a 21 percent upside to the stock. IIFL believes Metropolis is well-positioned to sustain its B2C growth momentum, as two-thirds of its expanded service network is relatively young. It sees a 21 percent revenue and 20 percent EPS CAGR for Metropolis over FY21-23.

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