Jubilant Food shares drop 0.32% as Sensex rises

Shares of Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. traded 0.32 per cent down at Rs 517.75 at 12:33PM (IST) on Wednesday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 22.19 points to 60949.62.

The scrip had settled at Rs 519.4 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 805.47 and 52-week low of Rs 451.6, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 12:33PM (IST) stood at 18828 shares with a turnover of Rs 0.98 crore.

At the current price, shares of the company traded at 72.03 times its trailing 12-month EPS of Rs 7.2 per share and 17.88 times its price-to-book value, exchange 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 reflects the price investors are ready to pay even for no growth in the business. The stock's Beta value, which measures its volatility in relation to the broader market, stood at 1.0.

Shareholding Details

Promoters held 41.94 per cent stake in the company as of 30-Sep-2022, while FIIs owned 29.8 per cent and DIIs 12.6 per cent.

Technicals
On the technical charts, the relative strength index (RSI) of the stock stood at 39.2. The RSI oscillates between zero and 100. Traditionally, it is considered overbought condition when the RSI value is above 70 and oversold condition when it is below 30. Chartists say, RSI should not be seen in isolation, as it may not be sufficient to take a trading call, just the way fundamental analysts cannot give a'buy' or'sell' recommendation using a single valuation ratio.