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    Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. shares drop 1.29% as Sensex falls

    Synopsis

    A total of 153,252 shares changed hands on the counter till 01:32PM (IST)

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    Shares of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. traded 1.29 per cent down at Rs 230.0 at 01:32PM (IST) on Wednesday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 112.63 points to 38380.32. The scrip had closed at Rs 233.0 in the previous session.

    The stock quoted a 52-week high and 52-week low of Rs 329.25 and Rs 155.0, respectively.

    As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 01:32PM (IST) stood at 01:32PM shares with turnover at Rs 3.55 crore.

    At the prevailing price, shares of the company trades at 13.29 times its trailing 12-month EPS of Rs 17.32 per share and 1.13 times its price-to-book value, BSE data showed.

    A higher P/E ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher share price today because of growth expectations in the future. Price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and is the measure of the price that investors are ready to pay even for no growth in the business.

    The Beta value of the stock, which measures its volatility in relation to the broader market, stood at 1.6.

    Shareholding Details
    Promoters held 51.11 per cent stake in the company as of 30-Jun-2020, while FIIs owned 16.07 per cent and DIIs 16.38 per cent.



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