Hindustan Construction Company Limited
Valuation (83/100) does the heavy lifting; financial trend (0/100) is the drag.
Buy zoneSolvency riskStocksWizard rates Hindustan Construction Company Limited a Sell, scoring 40/100 on our blended model. We put fair value near ₹27.31; at ₹21.44 that leaves roughly 27% upside, so the stock screens undervalued by 27%. On 28.6x trailing earnings it sits roughly in line with the Industrials median of about 29.0x. The price is about 27% below its 52-week high of ₹29.46 and 56% above the low of ₹13.73. Financial health scores 0/100, in the distress band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 4/9. It clears 5 of 13 investability checks, with durability 39, valuation 70 and momentum 35 on our 0–100 scales.
Analysis by Ankit Sharma · StocksWizard's own estimates from end-of-day public data — see how we calculate them. For information only, not investment advice.
With a 20% margin of safety, our buy-below price is ₹21.84.
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-3152-week range
-27.22% from the 52-week high.
Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.
Verdict pillars
Sell40Piotroski F-score 4/9 — quality of earnings & balance sheet.
Our scores
Durability rewards strong, low-debt, profitable businesses; Valuation rewards stocks cheap vs their sector; Momentum rewards strong price trends.
Investability checklist
- Fail: ROE above 15%: 10.9%
- Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.48x
- Pass: Positive free cash flow
- Fail: Revenue growth > 10%: -28%
- Fail: Earnings growing: -46%
- Fail: Net margin ≥ 10%: 4.2%
- Fail: Current ratio > 1.5: 1.15
- Pass: Below our fair value
- Pass: Margin of safety ≥ 20%
- Pass: Above 200-day average
- Fail: Above 50-day average
- No data: Positive 1-year return
- Fail: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 0.68
- Fail: Piotroski ≥ 7: 4/9
Quarterly results
Annual financials
Shareholding
- Promoter21.5%
- Institutions6.2%
- Public & other72.3%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Opportunities
- Trading in our value buy zone versus sector peers.
- Trades ~27% below our estimated fair value.
Bear case
Threats
- Earnings contracting year on year.
- Balance-sheet stress — Altman Z 0.68.
About Hindustan Construction Company Limited
Hindustan Construction Company Limited provides engineering and construction services in India and internationally. The company constructs roads, highways, expressways, bridges, elevated corridors, railways, metro rails, ports, and marine structures; dams, barrages, tunnels, powerhouses, shafts, and various underground works; and reactors, auxiliary buildings, spent fuel buildings, safety pump houses, and control buildings. It constructs integrated water supply systems, bulk
Hindustan Construction Company Limited — frequently asked questions
Is Hindustan Construction Company Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates Hindustan Construction Company Limited (HCC) a Sell, based on a blended score of 40/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.
What is Hindustan Construction Company Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates Hindustan Construction Company Limited's fair value at about ₹27.31, versus a current price of ₹21.44 — roughly 27% upside. On that basis the stock looks undervalued by 27%.
Is Hindustan Construction Company Limited financially healthy?
Hindustan Construction Company Limited scores 0/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the distress band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 4/9.
How has Hindustan Construction Company Limited's share price performed?
Hindustan Construction Company Limited is down 9% over three months, and last traded at ₹21.44. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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