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Stocks to watch, May 27: ONGC, Coal India, Physicswallah, Bayer CropScience, JK Tyre, PC Jeweller, Black Box

Swati Verma

10 min read | Updated on May 27, 2026, 08:22 IST

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Stocks to watch: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Tuesday reported a 3% rise in the March quarter profit to ₹6,649.97 crore as higher oil and gas prices helped negate a drop in output.

Stocks in focus, May 27, 2026

The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open 86 points lower. Image: Shutterstock

Stocks to watch: The domestic stock market is expected to open lower on Wednesday, May 27. The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open 86 points lower.
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Here is a list of stocks that may remain in focus today.
Earnings today: A host of companies are slated to release their March quarter earnings today. The list includes names such as GMR Airports, Cummins India, Physicswallah, Aditya Infotech, Gillette India, KIOCL, Gabriel India, PG Electroplast, Swan Defence and Heavy Industries, Bata India, PC Jeweller, and Varroc Engineering, among others.
Coal India: Coal India (CIL) shares will be in focus on Wednesday, May 27, as the government plans to sell up to a 2% stake in the Maharatna PSU through an offer for sale (OFS) at a floor price of ₹412 apiece, beginning Wednesday. The sale of up to a 2% stake, or about 12.32 crore shares at ₹412 apiece, would fetch about ₹5,000 crore to the exchequer. READ MORE
ONGC: State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Tuesday reported a 3% rise in the March quarter profit to ₹6,649.97 crore as higher oil and gas prices helped negate a drop in output.

Net profit of ₹6,649.97 crore in January-March -- the fourth quarter of 2025-26 fiscal year -- compared with ₹6,448.28 crore earnings in the corresponding period of the previous year and ₹8,371.85 crore in the preceding three months, according to a stock exchange filing by the company.

Revenue from operations rose marginally to ₹35,928.18 crore during the quarter from ₹34,982.23 crore in Q4 of FY25.

For the full fiscal year, ONGC reported a net profit of ₹32,894.02 crore, down 7.6% from ₹35,610.32 crore of the 2024-25 fiscal year.

AstraZeneca Pharma: AstraZeneca Pharma India on Tuesday reported a 23% decline in net profit to ₹44.88 crore for the March quarter of FY26.

The company had reported a net profit of ₹58.25 crore for the January-March quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing by AstraZeneca Pharma India, a biopharmaceutical company.

Its revenue climbed 20.42% to ₹578.61 crore in the March quarter of FY26. It was ₹480.48 crore a year ago.

Total expenses of AstraZeneca Pharma India in the March quarter grew 27.36% to ₹525.34 crore.

For the entire FY26, AstraZeneca's net profit jumped 62% to ₹187.52 crore.

Bayer CropScience: Bayer CropScience Ltd on Tuesday reported a 13% increase in net profit to ₹162.1 crore for the March quarter on higher income.

Its net profit stood at ₹143.3 crore in the year-ago period.

Total income increased to ₹1,147.4 crore during the fourth quarter of FY26 from ₹1,083.5 crore logged in the corresponding period of the preceding financial year, according to a regulatory filing.

During the 2025-26 fiscal year, the company's net profit rose to ₹689.2 crore from ₹568 crore in FY25.

Total income increased to ₹5,770 crore in FY26 from ₹5,593.1 crore in the preceding financial year.

“In the fourth quarter, we delivered a resilient performance, with revenue growing 5%, reflecting the underlying strength of our business in a challenging environment, even as growth moderated versus our ambitions. While corn saw a softer season, our diversified portfolio sustained momentum,” BCSL Vice Chairman and MD & CEO Simon Wiebusch said in a statement.

JK Tyre & Industries: JK Tyre & Industries on Tuesday reported 80% year-on-year jump in consolidated net profit to ₹177.96 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2026, helped by double-digit volume gains in the domestic market.

The tyre maker, which announced an investment of ₹4,980 crore to expand tyre manufacturing capacity for trucks and buses by 2030, had reported a net profit of ₹98.66 crore for the January-March period of the last fiscal.

Revenue from operations rose 12.36% to ₹4,223.44 crore in the fourth quarter of FY26 from ₹3,758.60 crore a year ago.

Total expenses of the JK Organisation flagship firm were at ₹3,909.65 crore in Q4 FY26.

JK Tyre’s revenue from the India business was up 14.6% to ₹3,903.25 crore in the March quarter FY26.

“The company's India business continued to anchor growth during Q4, reflecting a strong domestic demand. Sales volumes grew by 21% on a year-on-year basis across segments, led by an impressive 42% growth in the OE market,” said JK Tyre in its earnings statement.

Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS): The country's largest IT services company, TCS, on Tuesday announced that it has launched a sovereign cloud offering for customers in the European Union.

The SovereignSecure Cloud offering is designed for governments, public sector enterprises, and regulated industries, as per an official statement.

Enterprises will be able to achieve digital autonomy, strengthen regulatory compliance, and enhance security using the offering, which combines sovereign cloud architecture with AI capabilities to enable sovereignty across data, operations, and digital infrastructure.

The company said the same offering was first launched in India last year and has since been rolled out in Kenya, East Africa, and the Philippines.

Genus Power: Genus Power Infrastructures expects revenues to rise to ₹6,000–₹6,500 crore in FY2027 as India's smart-metering rollout gathers pace and utilities increasingly prioritise grid intelligence, energy efficiency, and real-time demand management, a top company official said.

"We expect FY27 to mark another phase of significant scale-up in project execution," Joint Managing Director Jitendra Agarwal said during the company's earnings call while giving revenue guidance of ₹6,000–₹6,500 crore for the current financial year.

The company, which has emerged as one of India's largest smart-metering players under the government's Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), is also expanding beyond electricity metering into smart gas meters, smart water meters, and utility data-management platforms as part of its broader infrastructure digitisation strategy.

Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions: Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions on Tuesday said it has secured $575 million in financing to expand its solar and wind portfolio in India.

The borrowing was structured through multiple lenders of domestic and international banks, the company said in a statement.

The financing will support large-scale, Central Transmission Utility (CTU) connected renewable projects across Rajasthan and Karnataka aggregating to a renewable energy portfolio of 1 GW.

Sharing further details, the company said it secured $141.94 million from one of India’s leading public sector banks under an FCNR(B) facility.

Another $124.63 million was received through the ECB (external commercial borrowings) facility from Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, and SMBC.

An additional 174 million was raised through the ECB from Credit Agricole, HSBC, and DBS Bank.

Denta Water and Infra Solutions: Denta Water and Infra Solutions has reported a 33.66% fall in standalone net profit at ₹9.10 crore for the fourth quarter of FY 2025-26, on account of higher expenses.

It had reported a net profit of ₹13.72 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

During the January-March period, the company's expenses inched up to ₹44.84 crore from ₹37.97 crore seen in the year-ago quarter.

However, its operating revenue increased to ₹55.31 crore in Q4FY26 from ₹54.15 crore in the same quarter of the preceding fiscal.

For the entire FY26, the company's net profit stood at ₹60.84 crore, up 15% from ₹52.89 crore in FY25. Operating revenue rose 23.17% to ₹250.37 crore during the entire fiscal from ₹203.28 crore in the preceding financial year.

Saatvik Green Energy: Saatvik Green Energy on Tuesday said it has secured a ₹171.45 crore order for the supply of solar modules for a utility-scale solar project.

The modules being supplied are TOPCon Bifacial Glass-Glass Solar PV Modules, a latest-generation solar technology that generates power from both sides of the panel, not just the front, significantly increasing energy output compared to conventional modules, a company statement said.

According to the statement, Saatvik Green Energy said it has received and accepted an order aggregating to ₹171.45 crore for a domestic independent power producer.

Saatvik Green Energy CEO Prashant Mathur said in the statement, "Being selected to supply modules for a domestic independent power producer of this magnitude at one of India's most important solar sites is a meaningful endorsement of what we have built."

Black Box: Essar Group's IT firm Black Box on Tuesday reported a 7% growth in consolidated net profit to ₹64.76 crore in the January-March quarter of FY26, aided by robust order inflows across key verticals and strategic markets.

It had reported a net profit of ₹60.47 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.

Black Box's revenue from operations rose 9.5% to ₹1,690.94 crore in Q4 FY26, as compared to ₹1,544.58 crore in Q4 FY25.

Seen on a quarter-on-quarter basis, the company's profit and revenue grew 30.3% and 1.9%, respectively. During the quarter, Black Box secured new orders worth $377 million (approximately ₹3,331 crore).

Marico: Home-grown FMCG major Marico on Tuesday announced its entry into the hair cleansing segment by extending the brand Parachute Advansed to the shampoo category.

Through its Parachute 'Advansed Protein Shampoo', the Mariwala family will compete in the hair cleansing (shampoo) segment, which is heavily dominated by multinational FMCG giants and legacy domestic brands, primarily led by Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and Procter & Gamble (P&G).

With this, Marico is eyeing a slice of over ₹10,000 crore shampoo market, which is growing at 9% to 10% annually.

Marico, which has legacy brands such as Parachute, Saffola, Hair & Care, Nihar, and Livon, among others, under its folds, is expanding its play as the company has ambitions to have ₹20,000 crore in revenue by FY30.

Man Industries: Man Industries (India) has posted over 25% dip in consolidated net profit to ₹50.85 crore during the March quarter, impacted by decreased revenues.

It had reported a net profit of ₹68.15 crore in the same quarter a year ago, the company said in an exchange filing on Monday night.

During January-March, the company's total income fell to ₹1,165.51 crore from ₹1,221.22 crore in the fourth quarter of the preceding 2024-25 financial year.

For FY26, the net profit was at ₹170 crore, higher than ₹153 crore in FY25.

While total income was at ₹3,592 crore as against ₹3,525 crore in 2024-25.

MAN Industries (India) Ltd manufactures and exports large-diameter carbon steel line pipes.

Aequs: Aequs, a contract manufacturer of aerospace components, on Tuesday reported a loss of ₹54.1 crore for the three months ended March.

The company earned a profit after tax of ₹9 crore in the same period a year ago.

Its revenue from operations rose 47% to ₹367.1 crore in the fourth quarter of the 2025-26 financial year. In the year-ago period, the same stood at ₹249.3 crore, according to a release.

For the year-ended March 2026, the company's loss widened to ₹113.3 crore from ₹102.4 crore a year ago.

In the last fiscal, revenue from operations climbed to ₹1,230.4 crore from ₹924.6 crore in 2024-25.

"We delivered revenue growth of 33% YoY to ₹12,304 mn, with EBITDA growing 43% YoY, reflecting the operating leverage in our platform as our programmes mature and scale," Aequs Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Aravind Melligeri said in the release.

With inputs from PTI
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Swati Verma
Swati Verma is a business journalist with over 11 years of experience. She writes on equities, corporate earnings, sectoral trends, and industry outlook, among others. At Upstox, she leads financial markets coverage.

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