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MUFG Bank ka entry, Shriram Finance ki taaqat
Dekho, India mein NBFC sector mein aaj kal investors ki nazar rehti hai, aur Shriram Finance aur Bajaj Finance toh top players hain. March 2026 quarter ke liye dono ne acche results dikhaye hain. Lekin sabki nazar ab Shriram Finance ke MUFG Bank ke saath strategic partnership par hai, kyunki yeh Bajaj Finance ke saath valuation gap ko kam kar sakta hai.
MUFG ki entry ka matlab kya hai?
MUFG Bank ne Shriram Finance mein 20% stake kharida hai, jismein ₹39,600 Crore lagaye gaye hain. Yeh India ke financial services sector mein sabse bada foreign direct investment hai! Yeh sirf paise ka mamla nahi hai; isse Shriram Finance ka balance sheet strong hua hai, funding costs kam hue hain, aur naye growth opportunities khul gaye hain. Jahaan Bajaj Finance ki valuation premium hai, wahin ab Shriram Finance ke paas global backing aur zyada financial capacity wala ek strong competitor aa gaya hai.
Shriram vs Bajaj: Kaun kahan hai?
Bajaj Finance ne Q4 FY26 mein 22% year-on-year loan book growth dikhaya hai, jo ₹5.09 lakh crore tak pahunch gaya, khaas kar retail segments mein. Inka net profit 22.8% badhkar ₹4,839.5 Crore ho gaya. Abhi Bajaj Finance ka Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio lagbhag 31-34 times hai.
Doosri taraf, Shriram Finance ka loan portfolio 14.8% badhkar ₹3.02 lakh crore ho gaya aur net profit 40.9% tezi se badhkar ₹3,013.6 Crore par pahunch gaya. Shriram Finance ka trailing twelve-month (TTM) P/E ratio kaafi kam, 18-22 times hai. Aur Price-to-Book (P/B) value toh 2.7 hai, jo Bajaj Finance ke 5.7 se adha hai.
Sector ki baat karein toh, NBFCs ka AUM March 2026 tak ₹48-50 lakh crore tak pahunchega, jo 15-17% growth hai. Lekin ICRA ka kehna hai ki FY2026 mein credit costs high reh sakte hain.
Analysts kya bol rahe hain?
Analysts dono companies par bullish hain. Bajaj Finance ke liye consensus 'Buy' rating hai aur price targets ₹1,000-₹1,100 ke beech hain. Jefferies ne ₹1,210 target diya hai, aur Morgan Stanley ka target ₹1,120 hai.
Shriram Finance ke liye toh 'Strong Buy' consensus hai, jiske average 12-month price targets ₹1,200 ke aas paas hain. CLSA ne bhi ₹1,150 target ke saath 'Outperform' rating di hai.
Bajaj Finance ke liye risks?
Bajaj Finance ka valuation kaafi high hai, isliye growth expectations bhi bahut zyada hain. Agar zara si bhi gadbad hui toh stock mein badi girawat aa sakti hai. Competition badhne se profit margins par bhi asar pad sakta hai. Bernstein ne toh valuation concerns ke karan 'Underperform' rating di hai.
Shriram Finance ke liye challenges?
Shriram Finance ki valuation boost ki taraf badhne mein operational risks hain. NPAs kam hokar 2.33% ho gaye hain, lekin loan growth target zyada hone se risk bhi badh sakta hai. MUFG ka influence strategy par kaise rahega, yeh dekhna hoga. Aur overall NBFC sector mein credit costs ka pressure toh hai hi.