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IOC ka kya kehna hai?
IOC ne bola hai ki tension badhne ke baad bhi, woh roz 28 lakh cylinders pahuncha rahe hain, bilkul pehle ki tarah. Unka kehna hai ki household supply mein koi rukawat nahi aayegi. Digital booking bhi kaafi badh gayi hai, lagbhag 87% log online hi book kar rahe hain, aur OTP se delivery bhi secure ho gayi hai. Aur haan, IOC illegal kaam jaise hoarding ya black marketing ko rokne ke liye sakhti se pesh aa raha hai, distributors par raids ho rahi hain.
Par Import ka Risk?
Asal issue toh yeh hai ki India ka 60% LPG aur 85% oil-gas toh bahar se aata hai! Aur iska bada hissa Strait of Hormuz se nikalta hai, jo aajkal kaafi unstable chal raha hai. Agar wahan kuch gadbad hui toh oil prices seedha $95 tak jaa sakti hain (jaise March 2026 mein hui thi). Isse IOC jaise companies ki profits pe pressure aa sakta hai, agar sarkari rates change nahi kiye toh.
Market mein kaun kaun hai?
Market mein IOC kaafi bada player hai, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) aur Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) ke saath. IOC ke paas sabse zyada refining capacity hai aur 150 million se zyada households Indane LPG brand ke through serve hote hain.
Puraane events aur stock ka haal
Pehle bhi aise geopolitical tensions mein OMCs ke stocks girte dekhe gaye hain. Jaise March 2026 ke pehle week mein IOC ka share 10% se zyada gira tha. Aur jab tensions kam hue, toh 24 March 2026 ko 3.2% badh bhi gaya tha.
Analysts kya bol rahe hain?
Analysts abhi bhi IOC ko 'Buy' rating de rahe hain (pehle 'Strong Buy' tha), average target price ₹177.52 hai, matlab 32% tak ka upside dikh raha hai. Iska P/E ratio lagbhag 5.54 hai, jo ise ek 'value stock' banata hai.
Toh Future ka Outlook kya hai?
Toh bhai, IOC apni taraf se sab manage kar raha hai, lekin import pe itna depend karna aur Strait of Hormuz ke aas paas ka situation, yeh sab energy security ke liye bade risks hain. Agar lamba disruption hua toh prices bahut badh jayengi. Piped Natural Gas (PNG) ka trend bhi future mein LPG demand ko affect kar sakta hai. IOC ka future is baat pe depend karta hai ki woh import risks ko kaise manage karta hai aur apni operational efficiency kaise banaye rakhta hai.