Stocks to watch, July 22: Bajaj Auto, IHCL, Maruti, Bandhan Bank, Eternal, Dr Reddy’s, Nestle India, Anant Raj

The domestic equity market is expected to open lower on Wednesday, July 22. The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open 69 points lower.

In a post-earnings media interaction, Bajaj Auto Ltd Executive Director Rakesh Sharma said that the company would have put up a better performance in the previous quarter but for factors like inflation, supply chain issues and serious logistics issues, which "impaired" availability by 10- 15 per cent.

Sharma also said that the company may consider roping in a strategic partner provided that its vision strategies align with the brand.

"In view of the continuous sustained increase in input costs, the company has decided to increase the prices of its models across its portfolio by up to ₹30,000," it said.

Delhi-based Anant Raj Ltd presently operates two distinct business verticals -- a real estate business and a data centre and cloud services business.

The data centre business is presently operated through Anant Raj Ltd and its subsidiary Anant Raj Cloud Pvt Ltd (ARCPL).

According to a regulatory filing, the board approved a composite scheme of arrangement amongst Anant Raj Ltd, ARCPL (amalgamating company), and Ashok Cloud Pvt Ltd (resultant company) and their respective shareholders and creditors.

The company had posted a net profit of ₹153.5 crore a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from Indiamart Intermesh Ltd (IIL).

Its revenue from operations climbed 11.36% to ₹414.4 crore in the June quarter. It was ₹372.1 crore in the year-ago period.

IIL's total expenses rose 11.48% to ₹274.8 crore in the June quarter.

The company had posted a consolidated net loss of ₹70.31 crore in the April-June quarter of the last fiscal, New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) said in a regulatory filing.

However, its consolidated revenue from operations increased 8.9% to ₹117.23 crore in the June quarter of FY27. It was ₹107.65 crore a year ago, it added.

Its total expenses rose 10.34% to ₹201.56 crore in the June quarter of FY27.

NDTV's total income, which includes other income, grew 6.54% to ₹119.96 crore in Q1 FY27.

Its net profit stood at ₹33.43 crore in the year-ago period.

The total income rose marginally to ₹202.02 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal from ₹201.53 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, according to a regulatory filing.

The operational expenses declined to ₹150 crore from ₹159 crore during the period under review.

Mumbai-based Sunteck Realty is one of the leading real estate developers in the country.

The country's largest hospitality player had reported a net profit of ₹329.32 crore in the year-ago period.

Revenue from operations in the June quarter FY27 increased to ₹2,339.19 crore from ₹2,041.08 crore a year ago. Total expenses rose to ₹1,886.04 crore from ₹1,662.35 crore, as per a regulatory filing.

"For 14-15 months, we are in a very volatile state, starting with Pahalgam last year to the ongoing West Asia crisis, or Operation Sindoor, or landslides and flooding, etc... Everything to do with travel has been disrupted. But these numbers demonstrate that the management has shown capability to navigate through the crisis," Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director & CEO, IHCL, told PTI.

The issue received a healthy response from foreign and domestic institutional investors, with participation from leading FIIs such as ADIA, White Oak and William Blair, alongside DIIs including HDFC Mutual Fund, Axis Mutual Fund and Edelweiss Mutual Fund, the company said.

Ather Energy has successfully closed its ₹1,300 crore QIP, issuing 1.08 crore equity shares at ₹1,202 per share, reflecting strong investor confidence, it added.

Its net profit stood at ₹135.19 crore in the year-ago period.

The total income rose to ₹3,093.38 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal from ₹2,594.20 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, according to a regulatory filing.

Commenting on the performance, RG Chandramogan, Chairman of Hatsun Agro Product Ltd, said the company enters FY27 with strong momentum, driven by the enduring equity of its flagship brands, a resilient business model, and sharp operational focus.

The country's second-largest private port operator's consolidated net profit stood at ₹389.57 crore in the first quarter of the previous fiscal year, an exchange filing showed.

The company's total income rose to ₹1,501.63 crore during the quarter from ₹1,313.70 crore a year ago.

Its expenses rose to ₹1,038.84 crore during the quarter from ₹841.14 crore a year ago.

The company handled cargo volumes of 31 million tonnes in the April-June period, 6% higher than last year, the company said in a statement.

The company had posted a profit after tax of ₹4.4 crore in the same period a year ago, NIIT said in a statement.

NIIT posted a 14% increase in net revenue to ₹95.7 crore during the quarter under review, up from ₹84.1 crore in the same period a year ago.

Switzerland-headquartered Bata Corporation, part of Lausanne, remains confident of capturing emerging opportunities and reinforcing its position as the country's largest footwear retailer, while simultaneously building "future-ready" capabilities to accelerate growth going forward, said its Chairman Ashwani Windlass in the latest annual report.

Net interest income (NII) for the April-June period grew 5.9% to ₹2,921 crore, compared to ₹2,757 crore a year ago, while net total income rose 1.2% to ₹3,524 crore from ₹3,483 crore in the corresponding period last year.

Gross advances grew 16.4% year-on-year to ₹1,55,555 crore as of June 2026, from ₹1,33,625 crore a year earlier, the lender said.