Persistent Systems Ltd.
NSE: PERSISTENTPersistent Systems Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
Persistent Systems trades at Rs 5,474, up 9.23% over 1 year and 18.67% over 3 months, above both its 50-day (Rs 5,037) and 200-day (Rs 5,449) moving averages, and 16.46% below its 52-week high. Trailing PE of 45.35 is the richest among 6 tracked IT peers (HCLTECH 21.27, INFY 15.44, TCS 17.78, TECHM 28.38, WIPRO 14.65), set against 5-year revenue growth of 29.1%, 5-year earnings growth of 12.1%, and a 12.24% profit margin. Mean analyst rating stands at 2.53 across 34 analysts (1-5 scale, lower = more constructive), and news flow over the tracked period was evenly split at 3 positive, 3 neutral, and 2 negative headlines.
P/E
45.4
Forward P/E
31.2
ROE
—
Debt / Equity
6.09
Profit Margin
+12.2%
Div. Yield
+0.7%
5Y ROE > 15%
4/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
67/100
News
8 headlines · 3 positive · 2 negative
Persistent's Q1 net profit rises 13.7% YoY to Rs 483 crores, revenue up 29% - Moneycontrol.com
Moneycontrol.com
Persistent Systems Q1 Results: Profit Slips 9% Even As Revenue Rises; Margin Narrows - NDTV Profit
NDTV Profit
Buy Persistent Systems Ltd For Target Rs. 6,350 by Choice Institutional Equities Ltd - Investment Guru
Investment Guru
There's A Lot To Like About Persistent Systems' (NSE:PERSISTENT) Upcoming ₹18.00 Dividend - simplywall.st
simplywall.st
Persistent Systems - 14 midcap stocks plunge up to 50% in 6 months. Here's where FIIs and MFs stand - The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Recent context
- ·Q1 results reported in early August drew divergent headline framing: Moneycontrol cited net profit up 13.7% YoY to Rs 483 crore on 29% revenue growth, while NDTV Profit reported profit down 9% with margin narrowing.
- ·Choice Institutional Equities published a report titled Buy Persistent Systems Ltd For Target Rs. 6,350 on Aug 4, 2026 (Investment Guru).
- ·Coverage also referenced an upcoming Rs 18.00 dividend (SimplyWall.st, Jul 23) and included the stock in a broader Economic Times piece on FII/MF positioning across midcap IT names that fell up to 50% over 6 months.
Strengths
- +Debt-to-equity of roughly 0.06x (raw metric 6.09 on a percent scale) with a falling debt trend and free cash flow positive in 4 of the last 5 years.
- +5-year revenue growth of 29.1%, among the faster growth rates in the tracked data set.
- +Trades above both the 50-DMA (Rs 5,037) and 200-DMA (Rs 5,449), with RSI at 62.15 (neutral band) and price up 18.67% over the past 3 months.
- +ROE above 15% in 4 of the last 5 years per the persistence data, with a consistency score of 98.
Weaknesses
- −Trailing PE of 45.35 (forward 31.24) is the highest among 6 tracked IT peers and ranks 6th of 6 on the sector PE ranking.
- −Quality score of 45 sits at the bottom of the peer set (HCLTECH 53, INFY 57, TCS 59, TECHM 45, WIPRO 58), ranking 5th of 6 (tied last).
- −5-year earnings growth of 12.1% trails 5-year revenue growth of 29.1% by more than 2x, alongside a 12.24% profit margin, pointing to margin compression.
- −Stock is 16.46% below its 52-week high, and same-day Q1 headlines carried conflicting profit narratives (Moneycontrol: net profit up 13.7% YoY; NDTV Profit: profit down 9% with margin narrowing).
Open questions
- ?Does the 29.1% five-year revenue growth reconcile with the slower 12.1% five-year earnings growth, and what does that imply about margin trajectory going forward?
- ?How does a trailing PE of 45.35 compare with the 5-year PE history of Persistent itself, not just against the current peer set?
- ?What underlying line items would explain the same-day divergence between the Moneycontrol and NDTV Profit Q1 profit narratives?
- ?With the stock 16.46% off its 52-week high but still above both moving averages, what does the Rs 4,718-4,948 support band versus the Rs 5,586-5,698 resistance band suggest about the current trading range?
Peer comparison: IT
Ranks 5 of 6 on qualityTechnical state
Current price
₹5,474.00
SMA 50
₹5,037.13
SMA 200
₹5,449.17
RSI (14)
62.1 (neutral)
From 52w high
-16.5%
1Y return
+9.2%
3M return
+18.7%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Above
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- mediumTrailing PE of 45.35 (forward PE 31.24) is the highest among the 6 tracked IT peers (HCLTECH 21.27, INFY 15.44, TCS 17.78, TECHM 28.38, WIPRO 14.65), and PERSISTENT ranks 6th of 6 on the sector PE ranking.
- medium5-year revenue growth of 29.1% has outpaced 5-year earnings growth of 12.1% by more than 2x, alongside a profit margin of 12.24%, pointing to margin compression as the business has scaled.
- mediumQuality score of 45 sits at the bottom of the 6 tracked IT peers (HCLTECH 53, INFY 57, TCS 59, TECHM 45, WIPRO 58), with PERSISTENT ranked 5th of 6 (tied last) on the sector quality-score ranking.
- lowSame-day Q1 headlines carried conflicting profit narratives: Moneycontrol reported net profit up 13.7% YoY to Rs 483 crore on 29% revenue growth, while NDTV Profit reported profit down 9% with margin narrowing; the reconciliation between the two framings is not visible from headline text alone.
Cross-section contradictions
- PERSISTENT carries the highest trailing PE (45.35) and a bottom-tier quality score (45) among 6 tracked IT peers, yet the stock trades above both its 50-DMA (Rs 5,037) and 200-DMA (Rs 5,449) and is up 18.67% over 3 months, diverging from the peer-relative valuation and quality picture.
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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 11 Aug 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST
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