Metal stocks to buy ahead of Q2 results: Nuvama picks Coal India, Tata Steel; Jindal Steel an underperformer |Here’s why
Coal India moved lower in a quarterly results development for Q2 FY27.
7 Oct 2026 · LiveMint Markets
Metal stocks show mixed Q2 FY27 performance expectations. Coal India and Tata Steel are favored, while Jindal Steel may underperform. EBITDA per tonne for steel companies is projected to decline due to higher costs and lower realizations. Coal India expected to see 22% YoY EBITDA growth.
Key facts
- Period
- Q2 FY27
The analysis
Coal India reported movement of 22% for Q2 FY27. Those are the figures as filed — what moves the price is how they sit against what the market already expected, not their absolute size.
Against that, the stock is +0.7% on the day at ₹414.50, and has returned -3.6% over three months. It sits 14% below its 52-week high. The metals & mining sector has moved +2.0% over the same period, so Coal India is running 5.6 points behind its peers.
With Coal India, Tata Steel and Jindal Steel all implicated, this reads as a Metals & Mining-level move rather than a company-specific one, which is the more durable kind of signal.
Why it matters
- Earnings versus expectations is what actually re-rates a stock; the surprise matters more than the absolute number.
Market context
- It touches several names at once (COALINDIA, TATASTEEL, JINDALSTEL), which points to a sector-level rather than company-specific driver.
- Sector exposure: Metals & Mining.
- The immediate tone of coverage reads negative.
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