Petronet LNG Ltd.
NSE: PETRONETPetronet LNG Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot
Petronet LNG trades at ₹280.60, close to its 50-day (₹277.22) and 200-day (₹276.16) moving averages, down 13.04% from its 52-week high but up 5.35% over the trailing year. The stock carries a trailing PE of 10.76 (forward 9.95), a 5-year ROE persistence of 4-of-5 years above 15%, and a 3.56% dividend yield. Recent news flow (8 headlines, Jul 10 - Aug 7, 2026) skews negative (4 negative, 0 positive), including an exchange non-compliance notice under board review and a resurfaced governance allegation involving decades-old company documents.
P/E
10.8
Forward P/E
9.9
ROE
+18.6%
Debt / Equity
10.51
Profit Margin
+9.0%
Div. Yield
+3.6%
5Y ROE > 15%
4/5
5Y FCF > 0
4/5
Quality
55/100
News
8 headlines · 0 positive · 4 negative
Petronet LNG Board Reviews Non-Compliance Notice From Exchanges - scanx.trade
scanx.trade
Dharmendra Pradhan Used Govt's Money to Pay Daughter's International Phone Bill? Old Petronet LNG Documents Go Viral Amid Demands of Resignation - NewsGram
NewsGram
Petronet LNG down nearly 4% after report of QatarEnergy extending force majeure - Moneycontrol.com
Moneycontrol.com
Natural gas companies are set to lose steam in Q1 - livemint.com
livemint.com
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HINDPETRO.NS) stock price, news, quote and history - Yahoo Finance UK
Yahoo Finance UK
Recent context
- ·Jul 28, 2026: Petronet LNG's board reviewed a non-compliance notice received from the stock exchanges (scanx.trade).
- ·Jul 23, 2026: Shares fell nearly 4% after a Moneycontrol report on QatarEnergy potentially extending force majeure on LNG supply.
- ·Jul 24, 2026: NewsGram reported decade-old Petronet LNG documents recirculating online with allegations regarding use of government funds, alongside public calls for a minister's resignation.
Strengths
- +ROE above 15% in 4 of the last 5 years, with a 5-year ROE of 18.56%.
- +Free cash flow positive in 4 of the last 5 years, low reported leverage (debt-to-equity of approximately 0.11x on a percent-scale-adjusted basis), and a 'falling' debt trend per Stage-1 persistence metrics.
- +Trailing PE of 10.76 sits below 3 of the 5 Energy-sector peers compared (RELIANCE 24.15, GAIL 11.54 higher; COALINDIA 8.22, ONGC 6.90, BPCL 8.01 lower).
- +Dividend yield of 3.56%, with the price currently holding above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
Weaknesses
- −Board reviewed a non-compliance notice from the stock exchanges as of Jul 28, 2026 (scanx.trade); resolution status is unreported as of the latest available headline.
- −A NewsGram report (Jul 24, 2026) resurfaced old Petronet LNG documents with allegations regarding use of government funds, alongside public calls for a minister's resignation; unverified in the data available here.
- −5-year revenue is down 23.3% even as 5-year earnings are up 25.3% over the same period, a divergence not explained by the metrics available in this dataset.
- −News sentiment for the latest 8-headline sample is net negative (4 negative, 0 positive, 4 neutral), including a Moneycontrol report of the stock falling nearly 4% on a QatarEnergy LNG-supply force-majeure report (Jul 23, 2026).
Open questions
- ?What specific compliance lapse triggered the exchanges' non-compliance notice, and what remediation timeline, if any, has the company disclosed?
- ?Does the 23.3% five-year revenue decline reflect a structural shift (contract renegotiation, capacity utilization, or divestment) or a one-off, and how does that reconcile with the 25.3% earnings growth over the same period?
- ?How would a confirmed extension of QatarEnergy's force majeure affect Petronet's long-term LNG supply contracts and terminal utilization rates?
- ?How does Petronet's quality score (60) and 4th-of-6 sector rank on PE and quality score compare once missing ROE and 1-year price-change data for peers becomes available?
Peer comparison: Energy
Ranks 4 of 6 on qualityTechnical state
Current price
₹280.60
SMA 50
₹277.22
SMA 200
₹276.16
RSI (14)
52.9 (neutral)
From 52w high
-13.0%
1Y return
+5.3%
3M return
+4.6%
50-DMA
Above
200-DMA
Above
Algorithmic support levels
Algorithmic resistance levels
Risk flags
- highPetronet LNG's board reviewed a non-compliance notice received from the stock exchanges, per a report dated Jul 28, 2026 (scanx.trade); resolution status is unreported as of the latest available headline.
- mediumNewsGram (Jul 24, 2026) reported that decade-old Petronet LNG documents recirculated online, alleging use of government funds for a minister's daughter's international phone bill, accompanied by public calls for the minister's resignation; the allegation is unverified in the data available here.
- medium5-year revenue declined 23.3% while 5-year earnings grew 25.3% over the same window; the divergence is not explained by the metrics available in this dataset and would depend on the underlying margin/cost or one-off drivers.
- lowAnalyst consensus rating is null this cycle (only an analyst count of 31 is available), so no numerical consensus figure can be reported. Separately, one headline (Yahoo Finance UK, Aug 7, 2026) concerns Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HINDPETRO), a different NSE-listed company, and appears to be a news-aggregation mismatch rather than Petronet LNG-specific coverage.
- lowROE and priceChange1Y are missing for all 5 Energy-sector peer comparators (COALINDIA, ONGC, RELIANCE, BPCL, GAIL), limiting the validity of relative ROE and price-performance ranking; PE and quality-score comparisons are unaffected.
Cross-section contradictions
- News sentiment for the latest cycle is net negative (4 negative, 0 positive of 8 headlines), including a regulatory non-compliance notice under board review and a governance allegation, yet the stock trades above both its 50-day (277.22) and 200-day (276.16) moving averages and is up 5.35% over the trailing year.
- 5-year revenue is down 23.3% while 5-year earnings are up 25.3% over the same period — a divergence not accounted for by the other fundamental metrics in this dataset.
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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 11 Aug 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST
AI synthesis (narrative, snapshot, strengths/weaknesses, peer ranking): generated 9 Aug 2026 · rotates through NIFTY 500 every ~5 days