190+ Stock Picks To Buy This Diwali From 21 Brokers - All In One Place
Latest Update: The big winners of last year's picks are: JM Financials, Axis Direct, Kotak Securities & Inventure. Watch this page for more analysis and updates.

- BEST PERFORMING STOCK: Bajaj Finance - 94%. Axis direct's target was Rs. 4028, but the stock ended the year at Rs. 4038.
- WORST PERFORMING STOCK: Yes Bank, down 71%. It was picked by Sushil Finance & India Bulls Ventures.
- COMBINED PERFORMANCE: Had you invested in ALL the picks of ALL these brokers and experts, your return would have been a paltry 5%!
- SUMMARY: 100 Picked ended in gain, 103 ended in loss.
- BEST PICKS BY: Kotak Securities (80% in gain), Nirmal Bang (71% in gain), Religare (71% in gain) and JM Financials (70% in gain).
- WORST PICKS BY: Sushil Finance (17% in gain), IDBI Securities (29% in gain), HDFC Securities (30% in gain).
- OFF TARGET: Out of the 160 picks that had targets, 24 were off by more than 50%, and 82 (more than half) are off by over 30%.
Whether it is a good year or bad, most professional experts haven't fared well over the last few years.
Let's see how this year goes - from Diwali 2018 to Diwali 2019. Here are the top stock picks from the following brokers and experts.
1. Aditya Birla Capital | 2. Anand Rathi | 3. Angel Broking |
4. Axis Direct | 5. BP Wealth | 6. Centrum |
7. Deal Money | 8. Edelweiss | 9. HDFC Securities |
10. IBDI Capital | 11. IIFL | 12. India Bulls Ventures |
13. JM Financials | 14. Kotak Securities | 15. Motilal Oswal |
16. Nirmal Bang | 17. Reliance Securities | 18. Religare |
19. SATCO Capital | 20. Sharekhan | 21. Sushil Finance |
Ready to find out if out if you REALLY should invest in these shares?
Stock | Diwali 2018 Price | Actual Diwali 2019 Price | Forecast Price | Forecast Upside | Actual Upside | OFF Target | Expert |
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Aarti Industries | 1375 | 840 | No Forecast | -39% | Aditya Birla Capital | ||
Aarti Industries | 1285 | 840 | 1562 | 22% | -35% | -46% | BP Wealth |
Aarti Industries | 1383 | 840 | 1517 | 10% | -39% | -45% | IIFL |
Aarti Industries | 1383 | 840 | -100% | -39% | Sharekhan | ||
Abbott India | 7656 | 10914 | No Forecast | 43% | Aditya Birla Capital | ||
ACC | 1545 | 1526 | 1780 | 15% | -1% | -14% | IndiaBulls Ventures |
Accelya Kale Solutions | 950 | 841 | 1150 | 21% | -11% | -27% | BP Wealth |
Apollo Hospitals | 1154 | 1513 | 1368 | 19% | 31% | 11% | HDFC Securities |
Apollo Hospitals | 1125 | 1513 | 1540 | 37% | 34% | -2% | IndiaBulls Ventures |
Apollo Tyres | 266 | 183 | -100% | -31% | Sushil Finance | ||
Arvind Ltd | 111 | 46 | -100% | -59% | Sharekhan | ||
Ashok Leyland | 112 | 75 | 154 | 38% | -33% | -51% | Axis Direct |
Ashok Leyland | 113 | 75 | 133 | 18% | -34% | -44% | BP Wealth |
Ashok Leyland | 118 | 75 | 146 | 24% | -36% | -49% | IndiaBulls Ventures |
Ashok Leyland | 118 | 75 | 144 | 22% | -36% | -48% | Motilal Oswal |
Ashok Leyland | 118 | 75 | 144 | 22% | -36% | -48% | Religare |
Asian Hotel | 275 | 276 | 529 | 92% | 0% | -48% | Nirmal Bang |
Asian Paints | 1247 | 1767 | 1471 | 18% | 42% | 20% | Anand Rathi |
Asian Paints | 1247 | 1767 | 1378 | 11% | 42% | 28% | Motilal Oswal |
Asian Paints | 1247 | 1767 | 1378 | 11% | 42% | 28% | Religare |
Asian Paints | 1204 | 1767 | 1400 | 47% | 26% | SATCO Capital Markets | |
Astral Polytechnic | 981 | 1135 | 430 | -56% | 16% | 164% | Deal Money |
Aurobindo Pharma | 781 | 476 | 870 | 11% | -39% | -45% | Angel Broking |
Aurobindo Pharma | 792 | 476 | 930 | 17% | -40% | -49% | Centrum |
Aurobindo Pharma | 790 | 476 | 915 | 16% | -40% | -48% | IBDI Capital |
Aurobindo Pharma | 784 | 476 | 900 | -39% | -47% | SATCO Capital Markets | |
Avenue Supermarts | 1374 | 1900 | No Forecast | 38% | Aditya Birla Capital | ||
Avenue Supermarts | 1463 | 1900 | 1500 | 3% | 30% | 27% | Kotak Securities |
Axis bank | 582 | 714 | 750 | 29% | 23% | -5% | Deal Money |
Bajaj Finance | 2440 | 4038 | No Forecast | 65% | Aditya Birla Capital | ||
Bajaj Finance | 2084 | 4038 | 2642 | 27% | 94% | 53% | Axis Direct |
Bajaj Finance | 2382 | 4038 | 2950 | 24% | 70% | 37% | Centrum |
Bajaj Finance | 2383 | 4038 | 2750 | 15% | 69% | 47% | JM Financials |
Bajaj Finance | 2341 | 4038 | 2850 | 72% | 42% | SATCO Capital Markets | |
BAJAJ FINSERVE | 5450 | 8070 | 6680 | 23% | 48% | 21% | Inventure |
BAJAJ FINSERVE | 5525 | 8070 | 6000 | 9% | 46% | 34% | Kotak Securities |
Balrampur Chini | 107 | 158 | 160 | 50% | 48% | -1% | Deal Money |
Bata India | 1007 | 1772 | 1243 | 23% | 76% | 43% | Angel Broking |
Bata India | 975 | 1772 | 1170 | 20% | 82% | 51% | Centrum |
Bata India | 974 | 1772 | 1765 | 81% | 82% | 0% | Deal Money |
Bata India | 1007 | 1772 | 1060 | 5% | 76% | 67% | JM Financials |
BEML | 745 | 952 | -100% | 28% | Sushil Finance | ||
Biocon | 659 | 258 | 962 | 46% | -61% | -73% | Deal Money |
Biocon | 604 | 258 | No Forecast | -57% | Edelweiss | ||
Biocon | 613 | 258 | 769 | 25% | -58% | -66% | IIFL |
Britannia Industries | 2905 | 3294 | 6870 | 136% | 13% | -52% | Motilal Oswal |
Britannia Industries | 2905 | 3294 | 6519 | 124% | 13% | -49% | Religare |
Britannia Industries | 2905 | 3294 | -100% | 13% | Sharekhan | ||
CCL Products | 268 | 217 | No Forecast | -19% | Aditya Birla Capital | ||
Century Textiles | 1009 | 456 | -100% | -55% | Sushil Finance | ||
CG Power | 45 | 14 | -100% | -69% | Sushil Finance | ||
Cholamandalam Investments | 1323 | 288 | 1500 | 13% | -78% | -81% | JM Financials |
Cipla | 607 | 454 | 744 | 23% | -25% | -39% | Axis Direct |
Cummins India | 768 | 578 | 817 | 6% | -25% | -29% | HDFC Securities |
Cummins India | 768 | 578 | 835 | 9% | -25% | -31% | Motilal Oswal |
Cummins India | 768 | 578 | 835 | 9% | -25% | -31% | Religare |
Cummins India | 759 | 578 | 875 | -24% | -34% | SATCO Capital Markets | |
Cyient | 619 | 423 | 748 | 21% | -32% | -43% | HDFC Securities |
Dabur India | 369 | 471 | -100% | 28% | Anand Rathi | ||
Dabur India | 398 | 471 | No Forecast | 18% | Edelweiss | ||
DCB Bank | 159 | 180 | 235 | 48% | 13% | -23% | Nirmal Bang |
DCB Bank | 159 | 180 | 207 | 13% | -13% | Reliance Securities | |
Delta Corp | 241 | 195 | 305 | 27% | -19% | -36% | Inventure |
Dhampur Sugar | 156 | 207 | 175 | 12% | 33% | 18% | Kotak Securities |
Divi's Lab | 1499 | 1735 | -100% | 16% | Sharekhan | ||
DLF | 208 | 174 | -100% | -16% | Sushil Finance | ||
Dr. Reddy's Lab | 2423 | 2826 | 2952 | 22% | 17% | -4% | HDFC Securities |
Dr. Reddy's Lab | 2545 | 2826 | 3200 | 26% | 11% | -12% | IndiaBulls Ventures |
Eicher Motors | 21865 | 20521 | 26500 | 21% | -6% | -23% | Centrum |
EIL | 118 | 108 | 169 | -8% | -36% | Reliance Securities | |
Escorts | 674 | 655 | 1015 | -3% | -35% | Reliance Securities | |
Everest Ind | 488 | 327 | 558 | 14% | -33% | -41% | HDFC Securities |
Exide India | 266 | 179 | 390 | 47% | -33% | -54% | Deal Money |
Exide India | 254 | 179 | 558 | 120% | -30% | -68% | HDFC Securities |
Exide India | 255 | 179 | 312 | 22% | -30% | -43% | Motilal Oswal |
Exide India | 254 | 179 | 314 | 24% | -30% | -43% | Motilal Oswal |
GMM Pfaudler | 1074 | 1436 | 1287 | 20% | 34% | 12% | Angel Broking |
GMM Pfaudler | 945 | 1436 | 1212 | 28% | 52% | 18% | BP Wealth |
Godrej Consumer Products | 714 | 715 | 897 | 26% | 0% | -20% | Motilal Oswal |
Godrej Consumer Products | 714 | 715 | 897 | 26% | 0% | -20% | Religare |
Havells India | 646 | 673 | -100% | 4% | Anand Rathi | ||
Havells India | 603 | 673 | No Forecast | 12% | Edelweiss | ||
Havells India | 645 | 673 | 780 | 21% | 4% | -14% | Inventure |
Havells India | 646 | 673 | 710 | 10% | 4% | -5% | JM Financials |
HDFC | 1733 | 2142 | 2011 | 16% | 24% | 7% | IndiaBulls Ventures |
HDFC Bank | 1949 | 2482 | 2420 | 24% | 27% | 3% | Anand Rathi |
HDFC Bank | 1949 | 2482 | 2350 | 21% | 27% | 6% | Angel Broking |
HDFC Bank | 1961 | 2482 | No Forecast | 27% | Edelweiss | ||
HDFC Bank | 1912 | 2482 | 2471 | 30% | 0% | Reliance Securities | |
Hero Moto | 2765 | 2712 | 3330 | 20% | -2% | -19% | IBDI Capital |
Hindalco | 240 | 185 | 338 | 41% | -23% | -45% | Motilal Oswal |
Hindalco | 231 | 185 | 338 | 46% | -20% | -45% | Motilal Oswal |
Hindustan Oil Exploration | 133 | 98 | 177 | 33% | -26% | -45% | HDFC Securities |
Hindustan Unilever | 1638 | 2133 | 1724 | 5% | 30% | 24% | Axis Direct |
ICICI Bank | 354 | 455 | 372 | 5% | 29% | 22% | Axis Direct |
ICICI Bank | 355 | 455 | 415 | 17% | 28% | 10% | Centrum |
ICICI Bank | 354 | 455 | 411 | 16% | 29% | 11% | HDFC Securities |
ICICI Bank | 354 | 455 | 400 | 13% | 29% | 14% | Motilal Oswal |
ICICI Bank | 354 | 455 | 400 | 13% | 29% | 14% | Motilal Oswal |
ICICI Bank | 354 | 455 | 390 | 10% | 29% | 17% | Reliance Securities |
ICICI Bank | 354 | 455 | -100% | 29% | Sharekhan | ||
India Cements | 112 | 82 | -100% | -27% | Sushil Finance | ||
Indraprastha Gas | 282 | 365 | 319 | 13% | 29% | 14% | Anand Rathi |
Indraprastha Gas | 282 | 365 | 373 | 32% | 29% | -2% | Motilal Oswal |
Indraprastha Gas | 279 | 365 | 373 | 34% | 31% | -2% | Motilal Oswal |
Indusind Bank | 1364 | 1332 | No Forecast | -2% | Aditya Birla Capital | ||
Indusind Bank | 1364 | 1332 | 1966 | 44% | -2% | -32% | Nirmal Bang |
Indusind Bank | 1542 | 1332 | -100% | -14% | Sharekhan | ||
Infosys | 662 | 650 | 800 | 21% | -2% | -19% | Motilal Oswal |
Infosys | 667 | 650 | 800 | 20% | -3% | -19% | Motilal Oswal |
Infosys | 666 | 650 | 795 | 19% | -2% | -18% | Reliance Securities |
Infosys | 662 | 650 | -100% | -2% | Sharekhan | ||
Interglobe Aviation | 1113 | 1654 | -100% | 49% | Sushil Finance | ||
IOL Chem | 129 | 174 | 160 | 35% | 9% | SATCO Capital Markets | |
ITC | 277 | 251 | -9% | Reliance Securities | |||
JK Paper | 177 | 125 | 180 | 2% | -29% | -31% | JM Financials |
JK Paper | 177 | 125 | -100% | -29% | Kotak Securities | ||
JSW Steel | 353 | 222 | 406 | 15% | -37% | -45% | Anand Rathi |
Jubilant Food | 1080 | 1546 | -100% | 43% | Sharekhan | ||
Kotak Mahindra Bank | 1133 | 1613 | 1380 | 22% | 42% | 17% | IIFL |
L&T | 1358 | 1431 | -100% | 5% | Sharekhan | ||
L&T Infotech | 1702 | 1645 | 2139 | 26% | -3% | -23% | Axis Direct |
L&T Infotech | 1702 | 1645 | -100% | -3% | Sharekhan | ||
L&T Technology Services | 1673 | 1501 | 2042 | 22% | -10% | -26% | Anand Rathi |
LIC Housing Finance | 431 | 374 | 550 | 28% | -13% | -32% | Motilal Oswal |
LIC Housing Finance | 421 | 374 | 550 | 31% | -11% | -32% | Motilal Oswal |
Lupin | 895 | 736 | 1240 | 39% | -18% | -41% | IndiaBulls Ventures |
Lupin | 1027 | 736 | -100% | -28% | Sushil Finance | ||
Mahindra and Mahindra | 784 | 591 | 1050 | 34% | -25% | -44% | Angel Broking |
Mahindra and Mahindra | 765 | 591 | 960 | 25% | -23% | -38% | Inventure |
Mahindra and Mahindra | 743 | 591 | 900 | -20% | -34% | SATCO Capital Markets | |
mahindra CIE | 262 | 149 | 378 | -43% | -61% | SATCO Capital Markets | |
Marico | 316 | 393 | 400 | 24% | -2% | SATCO Capital Markets | |
Maruti Suzuki India | 7080 | 7440 | No Forecast | 5% | Aditya Birla Capital | ||
Maruti Suzuki India | 7135 | 7440 | 8200 | 15% | 4% | -9% | Kotak Securities |
Maruti Suzuki India | 7135 | 7440 | 8484 | 19% | 4% | -12% | Motilal Oswal |
Maruti Suzuki India | 6712 | 7440 | 8484 | 26% | 11% | -12% | Motilal Oswal |
Maruti Suzuki India | 7135 | 7440 | 8677 | 22% | 4% | -14% | Religare |
Minda Ind | 339 | 81 | 393 | 16% | -76% | -79% | Axis Direct |
MindTree | 804 | 718 | 1081 | 34% | -11% | -34% | IIFL |
MOIL | 163 | 143 | 235 | 44% | -12% | -39% | BP Wealth |
Mold-Tek Packaging | 269 | 302 | 345 | 28% | 12% | -12% | Axis Direct |
Motherson Sumi | 173 | 107 | 293 | 69% | -38% | -63% | IIFL |
Motherson Sumi | 160 | 107 | 250 | -33% | -57% | SATCO Capital Markets | |
Mphasis | 951 | 927 | 1328 | 40% | -3% | -30% | IIFL |
NBCC | 58 | 36 | 103 | -38% | -65% | Reliance Securities | |
Oberoi Realty | 429 | 494 | 574 | 34% | 15% | -14% | Motilal Oswal |
Oberoi Realty | 427 | 494 | 574 | 34% | 16% | -14% | Motilal Oswal |
Page Industries | 29412 | 22522 | 33850 | 15% | -23% | -33% | IBDI Capital |
Parag Milk Foods | 258 | 156 | 329 | 28% | -40% | -53% | HDFC Securities |
Petronet LNG | 225 | 269 | 276 | 23% | 20% | -3% | IBDI Capital |
Petronet LNG | 224 | 269 | 256 | 14% | 20% | 5% | IIFL |
PFC | 115 | 104 | -100% | -10% | Sushil Finance | ||
Phillips Carbon Black | 230 | 122 | No Forecast | -47% | Aditya Birla Capital | ||
PI Industries | 760 | 1335 | 927 | 22% | 76% | 44% | Nirmal Bang |
praj Industries | 112 | 113 | 140 | 25% | 1% | -19% | Nirmal Bang |
PTC India | 76 | 56 | 105 | 38% | -26% | -47% | IndiaBulls Ventures |
PVR | 1362 | 1772 | 1650 | 21% | 30% | 7% | Inventure |
PVR | 1394 | 1772 | 1650 | 18% | 27% | 7% | Motilal Oswal |
PVR | 1369 | 1772 | 1650 | 21% | 29% | 7% | Motilal Oswal |
RBL Bank | 522 | 259 | 690 | 32% | -50% | -62% | Angel Broking |
Reliance Industries | 1075 | 1392 | 1346 | 25% | 29% | 3% | Axis Direct |
Reliance Industries | 1075 | 1392 | 1310 | 22% | 29% | 6% | IIFL |
Reliance Industries | 1146 | 1392 | 1600 | 40% | 21% | -13% | IndiaBulls Ventures |
Reliance Industries | 1075 | 1392 | -100% | 29% | Sharekhan | ||
Safari | 775 | 583 | 1071 | 38% | -25% | -46% | Angel Broking |
SBIN | 346 | 275 | -100% | -21% | Sushil Finance | ||
Sonata Software | 311 | 312 | 420 | 0% | -26% | Reliance Securities | |
SRF | 1959 | 2825 | 2200 | 12% | 44% | 28% | JM Financials |
Steel Strip Wheels | 991 | 772 | No Forecast | -22% | Aditya Birla Capital | ||
Steel Strip Wheels | 1046 | 772 | 1425 | 36% | -26% | -46% | Axis Direct |
Sterlite Tech | 382 | 147 | 430 | 13% | -62% | -66% | Centrum |
Sterlite Tech | 375 | 147 | 425 | 13% | -61% | -65% | JM Financials |
Sterlite Tech | 378 | 147 | 450 | -61% | -67% | SATCO Capital Markets | |
Sun Pharma | 554 | 405 | -100% | -27% | Anand Rathi | ||
Sun Pharma | 554 | 405 | No Forecast | -27% | Edelweiss | ||
Sun Pharma | 572 | 405 | 690 | 21% | -29% | -41% | HDFC Securities |
Sun Pharma | 571 | 405 | 685 | -29% | -41% | Reliance Securities | |
Sundaram Fastners | 521 | 760 | 46% | -100% | -100% | Anand Rathi | |
Sundaram Fastners | 521 | -100% | -100% | Sharekhan | |||
Suvenlife Sciences | 227 | 294 | 298 | 31% | 30% | -1% | BP Wealth |
Tata Motors | 221 | 126 | -100% | -43% | Sushil Finance | ||
TCS | 1895 | 2124 | 2156 | 14% | 12% | -1% | Nirmal Bang |
TCS | 1903 | 2124 | 2200 | 12% | -3% | SATCO Capital Markets | |
Titan Company | 871 | 1335 | 929 | 7% | 53% | 44% | Axis Direct |
Titan Company | 844 | 1335 | 1017 | 20% | 58% | 31% | IBDI Capital |
Titan Company | 871 | 1335 | 965 | 11% | 53% | 38% | JM Financials |
Trent | 327 | 544 | 380 | 16% | 66% | 43% | JM Financials |
Trident | 67 | 59 | 86 | 28% | -12% | -31% | Axis Direct |
TTK Prestige | 6823 | 6231 | 8200 | 20% | -9% | -24% | Angel Broking |
TV Today | 397 | 320 | 537 | 35% | -19% | -40% | Angel Broking |
TVS Motors | 545 | 464 | 650 | 19% | -15% | -29% | Inventure |
United Spirits | 561 | 627 | 770 | 37% | 12% | -19% | Nirmal Bang |
Voltas | 537 | 622 | 16% | -100% | -100% | BP Wealth | |
Voltas | 507 | No Forecast | -100% | Edelweiss | |||
Voltas | 540 | 660 | 22% | -100% | -100% | Inventure | |
Voltas | 549 | 697 | 27% | -100% | -100% | Motilal Oswal | |
Voltas | 549 | 697 | 27% | -100% | -100% | Religare | |
Whirlpool | 1361 | 2153 | 1675 | 23% | 58% | 29% | JM Financials |
Yes Bank | 188 | 52 | 290 | 54% | -72% | -82% | IBDI Capital |
Yes Bank | 246 | 52 | 302 | 23% | -79% | -83% | IndiaBulls Ventures |
Yes Bank | 244 | 52 | -100% | -79% | Sushil Finance | ||
Zee Entertainment | 452 | 239 | 645 | 43% | -47% | -63% | IBDI Capital |
Zensar Technologies | 251 | 186 | 335 | 33% | -26% | -44% | Nirmal Bang |
266464 | Grand Total |