Hindustan Zinc Limited
Financial trend (100/100) does the heavy lifting; momentum (17/100) is the drag.
Fair valueHindustan Zinc Limited earns a Buy from StocksWizard, with a blended score of 70/100. On 16.5x trailing earnings it sits cheaper than the Basic Materials median of about 22.2x. The price is about 24% below its 52-week high of ₹714.15 and 32% above the low of ₹407.95. Financial health scores 100/100, in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 7/9. The average analyst target of ₹661.27 implies about 23% upside across 15 analysts. It clears 9 of 13 investability checks, with durability 90, valuation 56 and momentum 17 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 ₹501.
Analyst views
1-year price
EOD · 2026-07-3152-week range
-24.50% from the 52-week high.
Price above both moving averages reads as an intact uptrend; below both, the trend is against you.
Verdict pillars
Buy70Piotroski F-score 7/9 — 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
- Pass: ROE above 15%: 76.9%
- Pass: Low debt (D/E < 0.5): 0.39x
- Pass: Positive free cash flow
- Pass: Revenue growth > 10%: 43%
- Pass: Earnings growing: 68%
- Pass: Net margin ≥ 10%: 35.1%
- Fail: Current ratio > 1.5: 1.47
- Pass: Below our fair value
- Fail: Margin of safety ≥ 20%
- Fail: Above 200-day average
- Fail: Above 50-day average
- No data: Positive 1-year return
- Pass: Altman Z in safe zone: Z 8.48
- Pass: Piotroski ≥ 7: 7/9
Quarterly results
Annual financials
Shareholding
- Promoter83.7%
- Institutions5.5%
- Public & other10.9%
Promoter holding via insider stake; institutional via reported holdings.
Key fundamentals
Bull case vs bear case
Bull case
Strengths
- Strong return on equity (76.9%).
- Lightly leveraged balance sheet.
- Healthy profit margin (35.1%).
- Financially solid — Altman Z 8.48.
- High Piotroski quality score (7/9).
Opportunities
- Earnings growing (68% YoY).
- Revenue growing (43% YoY).
Bear case
Weaknesses
- Price below its 200-day moving average (downtrend).
About Hindustan Zinc Limited
Hindustan Zinc Limited mines and processes zinc, lead, and silver in India and internationally. Its operations span two segments: Zinc, Lead, Silver & Others, which produces refined zinc and lead, precious metals, sulphuric acid, and rock-phosphate; and Wind Energy. The company also manufactures metals and related alloys.
Hindustan Zinc Limited — frequently asked questions
Is Hindustan Zinc Limited a buy, hold or sell?
StocksWizard currently rates Hindustan Zinc Limited (HINDZINC) a Buy, based on a blended score of 70/100 across valuation, quality, momentum and price trend. This is our own model-based view, not investment advice.
What is Hindustan Zinc Limited's fair value?
Our blended DCF and relative-valuation model estimates Hindustan Zinc Limited's fair value at about ₹626.25, versus a current price of ₹539.2 — roughly 16% upside. On that basis the stock looks undervalued by 16%.
Is Hindustan Zinc Limited financially healthy?
Hindustan Zinc Limited scores 100/100 on our financial-health model, placing it in the safe band on the Altman Z-score, with a Piotroski F-score of 7/9.
How has Hindustan Zinc Limited's share price performed?
Hindustan Zinc Limited is down 12% over three months, and last traded at ₹539.2. Past performance doesn't predict future returns.
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