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So this time we have though to write a brief descriptive article on what are large cap stocks along with “Top 10 – Best Large Cap Stocks for Long Term Investment in India 2024”. Also with this you can view additional list of best large cap stocks with big potential in India 2024, which you can do analysis and take your own decision from large cap stocks to buy in India 2024. Your best knowledge, skills and charting techniques will guide you to select the best large cap stocks in India 2024 that best suits your portfolio list.
Large Cap Stocks Definition
Large cap stocks means, stocks of those companies which are well-established, larger in net worth size and running their businesses from many decade years that have a solid market presence, goodwill, brand. These companies are considered as a safe investment option for investors.
When we analyze the companies listed at BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) or NSE (National Stock Exchange) based of market capitalization (Capitalization means, a company’s stock value times the quantity of offers), we noticed that company’s capitalization is worth more than INR 100 Billion it is categorized under large cap stocks or large cap companies.
Examples of large cap stocks like: MRF, Eicher Motors, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Nestle, etc. These organizations have been around in the business sufficiently long and have solid foundation as leading business players. Their stocks are traded publicly in the open market and have large market capitalizations.
Key Important Reasons to Invest in Large Cap Stocks
1. Large cap companies are well-established and stable. This makes them less likely to leave their business or go bankrupt. In any case, their stock price may not rise as faster as small or mid-level companies. The best part of these companies is they are better than the best in their business sectors.
2. Investors or financial institutions rush to best large cap stocks during bearish market. That is because they are a more safe and secured then small cap companies. It just means they will probably withstand during downfall without leaving business.
3. Almost all the large cap stocks in India pay dividend also offers bonus shares sometimes. That makes investors happy with additional source of income. The company pay dividend / bonus shares as they know that large cap stocks won’t rise as faster as other small companies.
Top 10 – Best Large Cap Stocks to Buy for Long Term 2024
Here we are going to see the top best large cap stocks with highest upside growth potential. This list is based on EPS Ratio (Earnings Per Share Ratio) from highest to lowest. You can also view their respective P/E Ratio (Price Earning Ratio) as well as P/BV (Price to Book Value Ratio) for your analysis. You can even read more about what is EPS ratio and what is P/E ratio to understand better.
This assist you to short list from top 10 large cap stocks to buy now for long term investment. This should not be considered as large cap stock recommendations, but this can help you to figure out best large cap stocks to invest in 2024.
Sr. | Company Name | Book Value | IV (Rs) | P/E Ratio | EPS | 1-Year Return (%) |
1 | MRF Limited | 37328.15 | 47648.46 | 27.66 | 3986.94 | 25.5 |
2 | Bosch Limited | 3929.23 | 7074.07 | 39.68 | 720.77 | 23.26 |
3 | Abbott India Limited | 1463.07 | 7677.26 | 45.77 | 508.92 | 19.49 |
4 | 3M India Limited | 1851.63 | 5312.29 | 71.13 | 431.87 | 27.92 |
5 | Maruti Suzuki India Limited | 2178 | 3748.7 | 27.9 | 375.79 | 16.67 |
6 | Nestle India Limited | 296.3 | 3777.7 | 80.29 | 308.16 | 20.47 |
7 | Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited | 1528.72 | 4298.38 | 18.16 | 305.58 | 25.4 |
8 | Bajaj Auto Limited | 1036.59 | 3555.69 | 22.96 | 241.79 | 50.26 |
9 | Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Limited | 291.44 | 3006.67 | 80.21 | 226.25 | 29.61 |
10 | Oracle Financial Services Software Limited | 750.13 | 2488.22 | 19.54 | 212.23 | 34.11 |
Note: Stock price, Company data and financial ratios mentioned are based of January 2024 data. This list will assist you in your research like: stocks with high EPS and low PE ratio in 2024, stocks with high EPS ratio, stocks with low P/E ratio. Grab some good understanding on indicators for research purpose. Get some knowledge about:
Top 100 – List of Best Large Cap Stocks for 2024 with Big Potential
Here we are presenting large cap companies list which you can deep research on it. Your research, your knowledge, your technical analysis or fundamental analysis and charting skills will assist you to figure it out the best suitable from the list of best large cap companies for your portfolio.This list is based on EPS Ratio from highest to lowest which does not includes “Top Large Cap Stocks to Buy” which is mentioned above.
Sr. | Company Name | Book Value | IV (Rs) | P/E Ratio | EPS | 1-Year Return (%) |
1 | Apar Industries Limited | 643.69 | 5365.42 | 27.14 | 204.85 | 253.79 |
2 | UltraTech Cement Limited | 1944.91 | 4014.39 | 44.5 | 197.24 | 27.7 |
3 | Bayer Cropscience Limited | 696.76 | 3204.62 | 31.98 | 187.89 | 18.77 |
4 | Hero MotoCorp Limited | 884.28 | 1938.84 | 19.59 | 162.5 | 19.54 |
5 | Sundaram Finance Limited | 951.75 | 1250.68 | 24.33 | 135.61 | 48 |
6 | AIA Engineering Limited | 650 | 2694.61 | 27.64 | 128.93 | 38.34 |
7 | Persistent Systems Limited | 574.41 | 2370.64 | 49.04 | 128.01 | 69.39 |
8 | Tata Elxsi Limited | 336.62 | 2315.21 | 67.1 | 126.06 | 23.61 |
9 | L&T Technology Services Limited | 453.15 | 2737.7 | 36.87 | 120.24 | 18.01 |
10 | Alkem Laboratories Limited | 823.19 | 2091.42 | 34.75 | 119.85 | 39.3 |
11 | Coforge Limited | 544.37 | 2756.37 | 48.25 | 112.83 | 47.48 |
12 | Gillette India Limited | 303.47 | 1826.21 | 57.76 | 110.97 | 26.3 |
13 | Polycab India Limited | 479.58 | 1969.32 | 49.2 | 107.28 | 105.01 |
14 | IndusInd Bank Limited | 703.98 | 1425.76 | 14.03 | 107.01 | 30.72 |
15 | Muthoot Finance Limited | 552.51 | 1188.32 | 14.12 | 93.92 | 22.4 |
16 | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | 375.12 | 1164.2 | 23.39 | 90.38 | 57.64 |
17 | Mahindra & Mahindra Limited | 486.41 | 1066.66 | 18.07 | 89.83 | 24.63 |
18 | Solar Industries India Limited | 315.91 | 1930.77 | 76.66 | 89.32 | 71.34 |
19 | Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Limited | 402.14 | 2378.99 | 38.77 | 88.83 | 77.79 |
20 | Larsen & Toubro Limited | 570.52 | 1180.9 | 34.41 | 87.72 | 50.34 |
21 | MphasiS Limited | 419.47 | 1647.78 | 27.79 | 85.2 | 19.92 |
22 | CRISIL Limited | 263.33 | 1551.19 | 50.86 | 82.96 | 42.89 |
23 | Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Limited | 451.35 | 1188.76 | 13.54 | 81.6 | 83.87 |
24 | Supreme Industries Limited | 362.55 | 1627.68 | 50.29 | 80.94 | 78.87 |
25 | HDFC Asset Management Company Limited | 282.23 | 953.12 | 36.07 | 77.8 | 37.06 |
26 | CREDITACCESS GRAMEEN LIMITED | 364.45 | 1354.54 | 22.38 | 75.74 | 71.57 |
27 | Escorts Limited | 655.8 | 1668.37 | 46.18 | 69.01 | 58.12 |
28 | Coromandel International Limited | 307.78 | 1534.96 | 16.3 | 68.81 | 22.12 |
29 | Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited | 236.76 | 733.26 | 31.85 | 62.22 | 127.26 |
30 | KEI Industries Limited | 316.9 | 1359.21 | 45.52 | 58.58 | 64.05 |
31 | JK Cement Limited | 630.83 | 1206.1 | 60 | 57.47 | 18.55 |
32 | Siemens Limited | 339.03 | 939.88 | 70.94 | 57.29 | 22.83 |
33 | ABB India Limited | 253.35 | 641.23 | 74.2 | 57.04 | 35.57 |
34 | HCL Technologies Limited | 242.05 | 1096 | 23.04 | 56.92 | 20 |
35 | Dalmia Bharat Limited | 853.78 | 866.14 | 35.26 | 55.52 | 26.11 |
36 | Balkrishna Industries Limited | 425.47 | 1238.36 | 48.98 | 54.19 | 34.15 |
37 | Oberoi Realty Limited | 353.19 | 1169.85 | 24.72 | 53.94 | 50.12 |
38 | Tube Investments of India Limited | 228.86 | 1012.48 | 67.72 | 53.07 | 25.96 |
39 | Dixon Technologies (India) Limited | 243.53 | 1745.26 | 105.28 | 51.83 | 23.73 |
40 | The Phoenix Mills Limited | 494.33 | 928.59 | 44.61 | 51.71 | 49.71 |
41 | Ajanta Pharma Limited | 271.75 | 922.39 | 37.46 | 51.53 | 52.14 |
42 | PNB Housing Finance Limited | 545.3 | 500 | 15.59 | 49.79 | 123.63 |
43 | Linde India Limited | 377.14 | 589.45 | 123.65 | 48.87 | 95.58 |
44 | Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited | 452.66 | 933.24 | 110.24 | 48.51 | 21.33 |
45 | Cummins India Limited | 203.86 | 664.54 | 38.6 | 47.72 | 33.4 |
46 | Sun TV Network Limited | 255.84 | 609.43 | 14.18 | 47.24 | 38.75 |
47 | Tata Communications Limited | 50.99 | 195.58 | 36.82 | 46.4 | 30.9 |
48 | Tata Motors Limited | 161.48 | 244.2 | 15.58 | 46.16 | 60.79 |
49 | Torrent Power Limited | 246.6 | 641.98 | 18.28 | 45.29 | 62.12 |
50 | IIFL Finance Limited | 260.03 | 628.22 | 14.48 | 44.43 | 53.04 |
51 | Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited | 64.83 | 473.27 | 48.71 | 43.13 | 35.94 |
52 | Prestige Estates Projects Limited | 275.22 | 351.52 | 21.45 | 42.76 | 93.26 |
53 | Axis Bank Limited | 421.8 | 607.49 | 13.51 | 42.61 | 19.59 |
54 | Thermax Limited | 334.74 | 977.48 | 64.25 | 41.86 | 32.65 |
55 | Jindal Steel & Power Limited | 406.84 | 446.24 | 15.25 | 39.76 | 25.73 |
56 | Aurobindo Pharma Limited | 481.09 | 636.14 | 24.26 | 39.69 | 105.87 |
57 | Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited | 198.18 | 394.5 | 51.4 | 39.68 | 25.28 |
58 | ICICI Securities Limited | 101.34 | 367.17 | 18.09 | 38.34 | 27.2 |
59 | GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited | 90.88 | 348.59 | 42.29 | 38.24 | 19.58 |
60 | Hindalco Industries Limited | 442.75 | 680.36 | 13.48 | 37.48 | 14.5 |
61 | Jindal Stainless Limited | 160.84 | 460.3 | 14.9 | 37.23 | 178.36 |
62 | Titan Company Limited | 139.77 | 697.87 | 89.69 | 37.19 | 29.2 |
63 | Tech Mahindra Limited | 270.75 | 755.75 | 32.82 | 36.96 | 14.04 |
64 | Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited | 192.18 | 546.32 | 32.36 | 36.77 | 67.07 |
65 | Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd. | 122.42 | 545.89 | 31.72 | 36.09 | 52.79 |
66 | ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited | 230.18 | 666.84 | 39.14 | 35.77 | 24.16 |
67 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | 249.34 | 538.86 | 31.9 | 35.63 | 17.39 |
68 | JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited | 175.35 | 640.74 | 47.84 | 31.43 | 47.15 |
69 | TVS Motor Company Limited | 133.04 | 475.39 | 54.89 | 30.68 | 51.85 |
70 | Lupin Limited | 290.82 | 260.89 | 40.83 | 29.26 | 62.21 |
71 | APL Apollo Tubes Limited | 118.28 | 604.03 | 60.9 | 27.67 | 54.23 |
72 | Godrej Industries Limited | 244.26 | 428.93 | 25.47 | 26.14 | 63.42 |
73 | Apollo Tyres Limited | 204.41 | 365.65 | 17.09 | 25.05 | 54.63 |
74 | Kajaria Ceramics Limited | 157.17 | 375.68 | 51.24 | 24.98 | 25.04 |
75 | Carborundum Universal Limited | 150.71 | 421.8 | 47.05 | 24.29 | 37.15 |
76 | AU Small Finance Bank Limited | 164.64 | 488.6 | 30.35 | 24.08 | 19.43 |
77 | Sundram Fasteners Limited | 152.97 | 459.73 | 51.61 | 23.93 | 36.35 |
78 | Godrej Properties Limited | 340.21 | 533.71 | 78.04 | 23.83 | 43.7 |
79 | Bharat Dynamics Limited | 184.06 | 316.38 | 47.71 | 23.21 | 17.65 |
80 | K.P.R. Mill Limited | 118.28 | 383.51 | 34.18 | 23.08 | 45.76 |
81 | Aditya Birla Capital Limited | 95.3 | 229.79 | 17.59 | 21.26 | 44.04 |
82 | Astral Poly Technik Limited | 108.04 | 467.18 | 93.47 | 20.46 | 33.88 |
83 | NTPC Limited | 158.48 | 266.05 | 12.79 | 19.72 | 49.94 |
84 | IPCA Laboratories Limited | 242.36 | 507.75 | 56.22 | 19.4 | 23.51 |
85 | KPIT Technologies Limited | 67.75 | 306.11 | 82.99 | 17.76 | 112.7 |
86 | Trent Limited | 81.97 | 297.79 | 151.64 | 17.7 | 82.19 |
87 | Godrej Consumer Products Limited | 141.77 | 268.63 | 54.55 | 17.11 | 16.8 |
88 | The Ramco Cements Limited | 293.57 | 377.67 | 59.26 | 16.93 | 55.03 |
89 | ITC Limited | 55.41 | 252.31 | 27.17 | 16.23 | 27.63 |
90 | Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited | 150.58 | 224.18 | 17.22 | 16.05 | 35.06 |
91 | Emami Limited | 54.62 | 166.18 | 31.98 | 15.82 | 15.03 |
92 | United Spirits Limited | 93.63 | 219.14 | 58.95 | 15.58 | 17.91 |
93 | Varun Beverages Limited | 49.95 | 304.3 | 67.89 | 15.38 | 81.98 |
94 | Max Financial Services Limited | 108.72 | 153.97 | 63.16 | 14.67 | 42.56 |
95 | Bharat Forge Limited | 150.61 | 291.72 | 75.2 | 14.36 | 26.25 |
96 | Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited | 57.1 | 149.23 | 29.51 | 14.16 | 60.43 |
97 | TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED | 173.89 | 207 | 69.21 | 13.73 | 17.05 |
98 | Syngene International Limited | 96.78 | 255.19 | 57.48 | 12.41 | 17.91 |
99 | Tata Power Company Limited | 94.31 | 143.98 | 24.55 | 11.17 | 18.54 |
100 | Hatsun Agro Product Limited | 65.78 | 146.27 | 107.11 | 10.29 | 19.74 |
Note: Financial Ratios and Stock Price are based on January 2024 data. This would really be an ideal for analyzing and research purpose.
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