In the past seven days, a lot of stock-specific action has been underway. Whether it was defence stocks or auto, Google Trends highlights the key stocks that users were searching for. We have compiled a list of the top 5 stocks that were searched most in the last week on Google.
Raymond
The share price of Raymond was trending a lot on Google. Its stock price stumbled 64% in early trade on Wednesday, leaving investors puzzled. This was due to a technical adjustment that the stock went through as its realty business’ demerger came into effect. On May 14, the company’s shares stopped factoring in the value of the real estate arm, which is a standard market practice when listed companies spin off their business units.
Bharti Airtel
The shares of Bharti Airtel remained trendy owing to two factors: quarterly earnings for Q4 FY25, and one of its promoter groups is selling a part of its stake via block deals. The company reported a fivefold jump year-on-year to Rs 11,022 crore. However, if the net profit is adjusted for exceptional items, then it rose 77% YoY to Rs 5,223 crore. Its revenue from operations increased by 27% YoY to Rs 47,876 crore. Second, Singapore Telecommunications, which is known as Singtel, has sold almost 5 crore shares or 0.8% of Bharti Airtel via block deals through its arm, Pastel.
Tata Motors
The company posted a decline of 51.34% YoY in its consolidated net profit to Rs 8,470 crore in Q4FY25. However, the profit numbers were still higher than street expectations. Tata Motors’ net profit was Rs 17,407 crore in Q4 FY24. The company’s revenue surged slightly by 0.4% YoY to Rs 1,19,502 crore. Meanwhile, its EBITDA declined 4.1% YoY to Rs 16,700 crore, and EBITDA margin declined 60 bps to 14%. Following this, the share price of Tata Motors corrected by 1.24% the next day, May 14.
Bharat Dynamics
On April 22, 26 tourists lost their lives in a cowardly terror attack, to which India retaliated, avenging the deaths of innocents. Since then, the share price of defence stocks has been on a winning spree without a break. The stock price of Bharat Dynamics is among the defence shares surging the most. The stock has risen more than 20% in the past five trading sessions. Bharat Dynamics has provided a return of 34% in the last one month.
YES Bank share
In India’s financial sector, the largest cross-border deal happened between Yes Bank and the Japanese Group Sumitomo. SMBC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, have signed a definitive agreement to pick a 20% stake in Yes Bank from State Bank of India and other banking entities. SMBC will buy over 413 crore shares for Rs 13,482 crore at a price of Rs 21.50 apiece. Since then, the share price of Yes Bank has been trending on Google and surged over 18% in the last six trading sessions.