Shares of Bharat Electronics (BEL) will remain in focus on Friday after the Navratna defence PSU announced that it has secured additional orders worth Rs 648 crore since late August.
Major orders received since its last disclosure on August 26 include Laser based IR jammer, communication equipment, cyber security solution, thermal imager, transducer, AI based software solution, TR modules, upgrades, spares, services and more, the company said in a press release in the post market hours of Thursday.
BEL on August 26 had announced that it received orders worth Rs 730 crore since August 10, with major orders including communication equipment, radar, avionics, tank sub system, electro optics, cyber security, perimeter security, medical electronics, EVM, jammers, batteries, spares, services and more. In the first 10 days of August, the company won orders worth Rs 541 crore.
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DAC approval to boost BEL shares?
Earlier this month, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, gave in-principle approval to acquisition proposals worth around Rs 1.10 lakh crore for the Indian defence forces. Around 98% of the approved procurements will be sourced from Indian industry.
Following the announcement, Motilal Oswal maintained its ‘Buy’ rating on Bharat Electronics, with a target price of Rs 530. The brokerage said the stock is currently trading at 42.2x, 36.2x and 32.2x its FY27, FY28 and FY29 earnings per share (EPS), respectively. It has retained its estimates and valued the stock at 45x two-year forward earnings.
Motilal Oswal added that the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP), positive indigenisation lists, defence industrial corridors and liberalised FDI norms have further boosted the domestic manufacturing ecosystem.
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BEL share price
Bharat Electronics (BEL) shares have delivered multibagger returns over the long term, soaring around 183% in three years and 478% in five years. However, the stock has fallen around 2% in a week and 4% in a month.
Overall, the shares of the company have fallen 3.5% in one year and less than a percent in 2026 so far, following a sharp shoot up last year. The company has a market capitalisation of more than Rs 2.89 lakh crore.
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