RITES Ltd.

NSE: RITES

NIFTY500

Analyst consensus:Constructive· 5 analysts

₹208.26-21.2%1Y

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RITES Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot

RITES Ltd. is an infrastructure consultancy and export company trading at ₹215.42 as of 12 May 2026, approximately 7% below its 200-day moving average of ₹231.96 and 29.65% below its 52-week high. The stock carries a trailing PE of 25.05, a dividend yield of 3.41%, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.285, with 5-year revenue and earnings growth of 5.7% and 1.9% respectively.

P/E

25.0

Forward P/E

17.6

ROE

—

Debt / Equity

0.28

Profit Margin

+18.3%

Div. Yield

+3.4%

5Y ROE > 15%

3/5

5Y FCF > 0

4/5

Quality

50/100

Recent context

·No news coverage was available in the data pull for this run date, leaving recent contract awards, government infrastructure spending updates, and export order disclosures unverifiable through this pipeline.
·RITES is trading above its 50-DMA (₹206.90) but below its 200-DMA (₹231.96), with RSI at 48.71 — technically neutral. Nearest support levels are ₹212.01 and ₹195.94; nearest resistance levels are ₹226.35 and ₹233.
·Analyst data returned a count of 5 with no numerical rating available, limiting consensus visibility. Forward PE of 17.59 vs trailing PE of 25.05 implies the small analyst cohort is pricing in an earnings step-up.

Strengths

+Lowest PE in the Infrastructure peer group: trailing PE of 25.05 vs peers ranging from 33.29 (LT) to 109.33 (CGPOWER), placing RITES 1st of 6 on this metric.
+Dividend yield of 3.41% provides an income component that is notable relative to the sector context where growth multiples dominate.
+Debt-to-equity of 0.285 with a falling debt trend indicates a conservative balance sheet relative to infrastructure peers that often carry higher leverage.
+Profit margin of 18.26% is consistent with a capital-light consultancy model, and FCF was positive in 4 of the years available in the persistence data.

Weaknesses

−5-year earnings CAGR of 1.9% is low in absolute terms; combined with a consistency score of 31 and ROE above 15% in only 3 of the measured years, the earnings track record is uneven.
−Stock has been below its 200-DMA for a sustained period and is 29.65% off the 52-week high, with a 1-year price change of just +1.29% — indicating significant price underperformance relative to entry points over the past year.
−Quality score of 49 is below mid-range in absolute terms; FCF was negative in at least one year within the available history, and earnings consistency score of 31 flags irregular profitability.
−Zero news articles were retrieved, making it impossible to assess recent event-driven risks, order-book updates, or management guidance — a significant information gap for a government-linked PSU consultancy.

Open questions

?Does the 30% compression from trailing to forward PE (25.05 → 17.59) reflect a genuine order-book ramp, a cyclical tailwind in railway/infrastructure spending, or a reversion of one-off items that inflated recent costs?
?RITES ranks lowest in PE among 6 infrastructure peers — does this reflect a structural discount appropriate to its PSU status and growth profile, or a mispricing relative to peers with comparable or lower quality scores?
?With FCF positive in 4 of the measured years and a falling debt trend, how durable is the dividend yield of 3.41% if government-linked contracts slow or margins compress further?
?Given that the stock is 29.65% below its 52-week high with no news catalyst visible in this dataset, what event or macro factor drove that drawdown, and has the underlying business performance changed over the same period?

Peer comparison: Infrastructure

Ranks 2 of 6 on quality

Symbol	Name	P/E	ROE	Quality
RITES	RITES Ltd.You're viewing	25.0	—	49
Industry avg	across 5 peers	68.8	+17.5%	40
BEL	Bharat Electronics Ltd.	51.8	—	57
ABB	ABB India Ltd.	85.0	—	47
CGPOWER	CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.	109.3	+19.6%	45
LT	Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	33.3	+15.5%	26
CUMMINSIND	Cummins India Ltd.	64.4	—	24

Technical state

Current price

₹215.42

SMA 50

₹206.90

SMA 200

₹231.96

RSI (14)

48.7 (neutral)

From 52w high

-29.6%

1Y return

+1.3%

3M return

-3.0%

50-DMA

Above

200-DMA

Below

Algorithmic support levels

₹212.01

₹195.94

₹175.00

Algorithmic resistance levels

₹226.35

₹227.78

₹233.00

Risk flags

medium
Stock is trading at ₹215.42, below its 200-DMA of ₹231.96 (7% below), and is down 29.65% from its 52-week high. Price change over 1 year is +1.29%, indicating near-flat performance in absolute terms.
medium
5-year earnings growth of 1.9% and revenue growth of 5.7% indicate low absolute growth. Consistency score of 31 and ROE exceeding 15% in only 3 of the measured years suggest earnings quality has been uneven.
medium
Quality score of 49 out of 100 places RITES 2nd of 6 in the Infrastructure peer group by quality, but absolute score is below mid-range for the sector. FCF was positive in 4 years, implying at least one year of negative free cash flow in the available history.
low
Zero news articles retrieved (total=0). Sentiment analysis is based on no data, limiting the ability to assess recent event-driven risks or catalysts.
low
Peer priceChange1Y is null for all 5 peers, preventing a relative price performance comparison. Sector ranking on ROE and 1Y price change could not be computed.

Cross-section contradictions

Forward PE of 17.59 is 30% below trailing PE of 25.05, implying analyst consensus embeds a meaningful earnings acceleration — yet 5-year earnings CAGR is 1.9% and consistency score is 31, which does not obviously support that expectation.
RITES ranks 1st of 6 peers on PE (lowest, at 25.05 vs sector range of 33–109), suggesting relative valuation compression, yet the stock is down 29.65% from its 52-week high and below the 200-DMA, with no recent news to explain the divergence.

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Fundamentals & technicals: refreshed 25 Jun 2026 · refreshed daily at 01:00 IST

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