External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Persistent Systems (PSYS) is poised to sustain its outperformance with continued growth and margin improvement in the medium term</li><li>Key positives include (1) a strong pedigree in product engineering services that drives leadership in new spend areas, (2) consistency in deal velocity and growth drivers from large clients, (3) notable market-share gains against tier-1 competitors in several large deals, (4) recent additions to senior management aimed at enhancing business scalability, (5) margin drivers from utilisation, fixed price deals, and diversification in the offshore cost base.</li><li>We maintain BUY on PSYS (our preferred pick) with a target price of INR 8,530, based on a 35x FY26E valuation supported by a 28% EPS CAGR over FY24-26E. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Persistent Systems (PSYS) is poised to sustain its outperformance with continued growth and margin improvement in the medium termKey positives include (1) a strong pedigree in product engineering services that drives leadership in new spend areas, (2) consistency in deal velocity and growth drivers from large clients, (3) notable market-share gains against tier-1 competitors in several large deals, (4) recent additions to senior management aimed at enhancing business scalability, (5) margin drivers from utilisation, fixed price deals, and diversification in the offshore cost base.We maintain BUY on PSYS (our preferred pick) with a target price of INR 8,530, based on a 35x FY26E valuation supported by a 28% EPS CAGR over FY24-26E. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Persistent Systems - Outperformance to Continue. Maintain BUY

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/infosys-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:267:1" rel="noopener">Infosys Ltd (INFO IN)</a> (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/infosys-ltd-sp-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:268:1" rel="noopener">Infosys Ltd Sp Adr (INFY US)</a>) on 5-6 December <a href="https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachLive/757B8EEA-EB83-41B2-BC39-5380D9BE2EFB-175849.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> an on-market buyback of more than US$1.1bn. </li>
<li>The company has done buybacks before, and it is worthwhile looking at the details.</li>
<li>The buy-back looks small, and may be impactful near-term in near-space. </li>
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Infosys Ltd (INFO IN) (Infosys Ltd Sp Adr (INFY US)) on 5-6 December announced an on-market buyback of more than US$1.1bn. 
The company has done buybacks before, and it is worthwhile looking at the details.
The buy-back looks small, and may be impactful near-term in near-space. 


External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Recovery Trends in Q1FY25: Most IT companies have shown improved performance in Q1FY25, indicating a revision in demand and stabilization of uncertainties in major global economies.</li><li>The Indian IT services sector is witnessing a faster recovery in AI use cases, ER&amp;D, and other emerging technologies, although discretionary spending remains subdued due to ongoing macroeconomic concerns.</li><li>Revenue growth from the North America business continues to trail behind Europe for Tier-1 tech companies, maintaining the trend observed in recent quarters However North America showed a recovery and likely to improve further.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Recovery Trends in Q1FY25: Most IT companies have shown improved performance in Q1FY25, indicating a revision in demand and stabilization of uncertainties in major global economies.The Indian IT services sector is witnessing a faster recovery in AI use cases, ER&amp;D, and other emerging technologies, although discretionary spending remains subdued due to ongoing macroeconomic concerns.Revenue growth from the North America business continues to trail behind Europe for Tier-1 tech companies, maintaining the trend observed in recent quarters However North America showed a recovery and likely to improve further.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Top Sector Ideas – IT Services (Q1FY25)

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

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<li>Companies in India have disclosed their shareholding pattern as of end-June in July. There are companies with significant float changes from end-December and/or end-March.</li>
<li>The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next few weeks and months resulting in action from passive trackers.</li>
<li>Depending on the date that the shareholding was published, there could be 12 stocks with passive inflows from global trackers while 5 could see passive outflows in August.</li>
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Companies in India have disclosed their shareholding pattern as of end-June in July. There are companies with significant float changes from end-December and/or end-March.
The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next few weeks and months resulting in action from passive trackers.
Depending on the date that the shareholding was published, there could be 12 stocks with passive inflows from global trackers while 5 could see passive outflows in August.


India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in August

<ul><li>The IT Services sector is anticipated to exhibit moderated growth in Q1FY25, primarily due to weaker discretionary spending, driven by uncertainties in macroeconomic conditions and upcoming elections in the US.</li><li>However, non-discretionary spending is expected to see some improvement.</li><li>Many large enterprises are likely to prioritize cost optimizations, resulting in an increase in cost take-out deals, vendor consolidation, and reduced discretionary spending.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The IT Services sector is anticipated to exhibit moderated growth in Q1FY25, primarily due to weaker discretionary spending, driven by uncertainties in macroeconomic conditions and upcoming elections in the US.However, non-discretionary spending is expected to see some improvement.Many large enterprises are likely to prioritize cost optimizations, resulting in an increase in cost take-out deals, vendor consolidation, and reduced discretionary spending.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

It Services Q1fy25 Result Preview – Moderated Growth; Recovery Expected

India

Persistent Systems Limited offers outsourced software product development. The Company offer services that include testing, support, and professional services.

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Persistent Systems (PSYS IN)

Persistent Systems - Outperformance to Continue. Maintain BUY

ersistent Systems (PSYS) is poised to sustain its outperformance with continued growth and margin improvement in the medium term

HDFC Securities

Infosys (INFY)'s US$1.1bn Buyback

Infosys has started a US$1bn buyback. This is small at 1.2-1.4% of shares out but it is a larger portion of Real World Float and so far is a VERY...

Travis Lundy

Top Sector Ideas – IT Services (Q1FY25)

Recovery Trends in Q1FY25: Most IT companies have shown improved performance in Q1FY25, indicating a revision in demand and stabilization of...

Axis Direct

India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in August

Changes to shareholding patterns could lead to changes in float for some stocks in local/global indices. Passive trackers will need to trade over 4...

Brian Freitas

It Services Q1fy25 Result Preview – Moderated Growth; Recovery Expected

Many large enterprises are likely to prioritize cost optimizations, resulting in an increase in cost take-out deals, vendor consolidation, and...

Axis Direct

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