Shriram Finance Ltd.

NSE: SHRIRAMFIN
NIFTY50
Analyst consensus:Strongly constructive· 32 analysts
₹1,019.00+54.5%1Y
Last updated 02:56:56 IST· Public market feed (~15 min delay during market hours)

Shriram Finance Ltd.: A 30-second snapshot

Shriram Finance (NSE: SHRIRAMFIN) is an NBFC trading at Rs 1,001.90, up 52.26% over the past 12 months, with a trailing PE of 18.82 and forward PE of 14.40 across an analyst panel of 32 (mean rating 1.34 on a 1-5 scale, lower = more constructive). The stock sits above both its 50-DMA (Rs 965.12) and 200-DMA (Rs 887.34), with RSI at 61.42 (neutral) and a 52-week drawdown of 9.58% from the high.

P/E

18.8

Forward P/E

14.4

ROE

+16.4%

Debt / Equity

276.21

Profit Margin

+48.3%

Div. Yield

+1.4%

5Y ROE > 15%

5Y FCF > 0

Quality

65/100

Recent context

  • ·Motilal Oswal published a note dated 2 June 2026 with a stated price objective of Rs 1,175 for Shriram Finance, citing the stock from approximately Rs 1,001.90; this represents the only named-broker action in the current news window.
  • ·Shriram Finance announced an alliance with the Padukone School of Badminton on 3 June 2026 for grassroots sports development — a brand and CSR initiative with no direct financial disclosure attached.
  • ·Broader NBFC segment coverage in May-June 2026 described steady sector sentiment, with the stock edging higher amid that backdrop before settling near Rs 1,001.90 as of the 22 June 2026 run date.

Strengths

  • +Quality score of 56/100 ranks 1st of 6 peers in the Banking/NBFC sector, ahead of HDFCBANK (47), BAJFINANCE (51), and AXISBANK (50).
  • +ROE of 16.38% is the second-highest among the 6-stock peer group, exceeding HDFCLIFE (11.28%), HDFCBANK (13.82%), AXISBANK (13.15%), and BAJAJFINSV (14.60%).
  • +Trailing PE of 18.82 is below BAJFINANCE (31.65) and BAJAJFINSV (28.97), while ROE is comparable or superior — a divergence in valuation-to-profitability ratio relative to those peers.
  • +Five-year revenue growth of 24.7% reflects sustained top-line expansion over the medium term, consistent with NBFC lending-book scaling.

Weaknesses

  • Debt-to-equity of 276.22 is structurally elevated; while leverage is inherent to NBFC lending, multi-year FCF and debt-trend data are null, leaving the leverage trajectory unverifiable from the current dataset.
  • Persistence metrics — ROE years above 15, FCF-positive years, and consistency score — are entirely null, precluding any assessment of multi-year capital-efficiency stability.
  • News coverage is sparse at 4 articles over approximately 30 days, providing an inadequate base for confidence in the neutral sentiment classification.
  • Peer 1-year price-change data is null for all 5 comparators, making it impossible to benchmark 12-month price performance against sector peers within the available dataset.

Open questions

  • ?How has Shriram Finance managed its cost of borrowings and net interest margin over the past five years, given that a D/E of 276 makes funding costs the primary lever on profitability?
  • ?Does the gap between trailing PE (18.82) and forward PE (14.40) reflect consensus earnings-growth estimates, and what are the key assumptions — credit costs, disbursement growth, NIM — behind that projection?
  • ?How do asset quality metrics — gross NPA ratio, credit costs, and stage-3 asset share — compare with NBFC peers such as BAJFINANCE over recent quarters, given the lending-book risk embedded in a 276x leveraged balance sheet?
  • ?Given that historical ROE persistence data is currently null, what does a review of the last five annual reports reveal about the consistency of return on equity above 15% across different credit cycles?

Peer comparison: Banking

Ranks 1 of 6 on quality
SymbolNameP/EROEQuality
SHRIRAMFINShriram Finance Ltd.You're viewing18.8+16.4%56
Industry avgacross 5 peers32.2+14.2%38
BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance Ltd.31.6+17.9%51
AXISBANKAxis Bank Ltd.16.1+13.2%50
HDFCBANKHDFC Bank Ltd.17.4+13.8%47
BAJAJFINSVBajaj Finserv Ltd.29.0+14.6%23
HDFCLIFEHDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.66.9+11.3%20

Technical state

Current price

₹1,001.90

SMA 50

₹965.12

SMA 200

₹887.34

RSI (14)

61.4 (neutral)

From 52w high

-9.6%

1Y return

+52.3%

3M return

+5.5%

50-DMA

Above

200-DMA

Above

Algorithmic support levels

₹939.00
₹934.20
₹921.00

Algorithmic resistance levels

₹1,023.75
₹1,062.70
₹1,077.90

Risk flags

  • high
    Debt-to-equity of 276.22 is structurally extreme for a non-bank NBFC lender; as an NBFC this level is inherent to the business model, but the persistence block shows FCF-positive years and debt trend are untracked (null), leaving leverage trajectory unverifiable from available data.
  • medium
    Persistence metrics — ROE years above 15, FCF-positive years, debt trend, and consistency score — are all null, meaning multi-year capital-efficiency and cash-generation patterns cannot be assessed from the current dataset.
  • low
    News sample is sparse at only 4 articles (1 positive, 3 neutral, 0 negative) over the past ~30 days, which is below the threshold for reliable sentiment inference; the neutral overall label rests on a thin base.
  • low
    1-year price change data is null for all 5 peer comparators (AXISBANK, BAJAJFINSV, BAJFINANCE, HDFCBANK, HDFCLIFE), preventing a peer-relative price-performance ranking.

Cross-section contradictions

  • ROE of 16.38% ranks 2nd of 6 in the peer group and quality score ranks 1st of 6, yet the stock trades at a trailing PE of 18.82 — below BAJFINANCE (31.65) and BAJAJFINSV (28.97) — implying the market has not granted a premium multiple despite relatively stronger quality metrics.
  • The stock is up 52.26% over 12 months and trades above both the 50-DMA (965.12) and 200-DMA (887.34), reflecting broad price momentum; the forward PE of 14.40 sits materially below the trailing PE of 18.82, suggesting consensus earnings growth expectations embedded in the forward multiple.

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

AI synthesis (narrative, snapshot, strengths/weaknesses, peer ranking): generated 21 Jun 2026 · rotates through NIFTY 500 every ~5 days