{
  "id": 17027970,
  "title": "HUL trades in green as strong Q2 numbers lift stock 1.55%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hul-trades-in-green-as-strong-q2-numbers-lift-stock-1-55",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T07:03:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindu BusinessLine",
    "slug": "hindu-businessline",
    "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/stock-markets/hul-trades-in-green-as-strong-q2-numbers-lift-stock-155/article71639401.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shares of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) are trading significantly higher on Thursday morning, with the stock up 1.55 percent at ₹1,843.90 by 12:12 PM. This comes a day after the FMCG major released its strong Q2 results, which saw a 15 percent increase in underlying sales growth. Despite this positive news, the stock remains down 20.55 percent year-to-date, trailing behind the Nifty 50's 12.54 percent decline. Trading volumes reached 11.18 lakh shares valued at ₹206 crore, but sell orders still outnumbered buy orders by 56.50 percent to 43.50 percent. HUL's stock has had a challenging year, trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.30, well below its 52-week high of ₹2,526. Analysts from various brokerages have maintained a predominantly positive outlook on HUL post-results. Motilal Oswal upgraded its rating to Buy, with a target price of ₹2,150, while noting margin pressure in the Home Care segment. JM Financial also retained its Buy rating, revising its target price to ₹2,225, and cutting its P/E ratio to 40x. Elara Securities was more cautious, maintaining an Accumulate rating with a trimmed target of ₹2,100.",
  "summary": "At the current price, the stock trades at a symbol P/E of 28.30, well below its 52-week high of ₹2,526 touched on October 28, 2025.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}