Dividend stocks: Coal India, TCS, HUDCO, HCL Tech, GAIL among top 10 dividend paying stocks - Check yield, annual return
Coal India is in focus in a corporate actions development.
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Coal India, ONGC, REC, PFC, TCS, HCL Technologies, HUDCO, Petronet LNG, GAIL India and Gujarat Pipavav Port are highlighted for dividend income.
The analysis
Against that, the stock is -1.3% on the day at ₹394.30, and has returned -5.1% over three months. It sits 18% below its 52-week high. The metals & mining sector has moved -7.6% over the same period, so Coal India is running 2.5 points ahead of its peers.
For Coal India, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the metals & mining peer set alongside it.
Why it matters
- Buybacks, dividends and splits change what a shareholder actually receives, and often signal how management reads its own value.
- Infra spending is both an economic-cycle signal and a direct order pipeline for capital-goods names.
Market context
- The 6 companies named span 4 sectors, so these are separate company stories rather than one sector-wide move.
- On the day, 3 of 6 are higher: HUDCO leads at +3.2% and Oil and Natural Gas (ONGC) trails at -2.1%.
- Over three months: Coal India -5.1% against Metals & Mining -7.6% (2.5 points ahead); Tata Consultancy (TCS) +3.4% against IT -2.7% (6.1 points ahead); HUDCO -22.1% against Financial Services -10.0% (12.1 points behind); HCL Technologies +6.0% against IT -2.7% (8.7 points ahead).
- At least 25% below the 52-week high: HUDCO (35%).
- Trading well above normal today: HUDCO at 2.2 times its 20-day average volume.
| Company | Price | Day | 1M | 3M | From 52-wk high | Volume vs 20-day | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal IndiaCOALINDIA · Metals & Mining | ₹394.30 | -1.3% | -7.3% | -5.1% | -18.1% | 1.8× | — |
| Tata Consultancy (TCS)TCS · IT | ₹2,495.70 | +2.5% | +18.0% | +3.4% | -24.9% | 1.1× | — |
| HUDCOHUDCO · Financial Services | ₹158.03 | +3.3% | -2.5% | -22.1% | -35.2% | 2.2× | — |
| HCL TechnologiesHCLTECH · IT | ₹1,430.50 | +1.8% | +19.0% | +6.0% | -17.3% | 0.8× | — |
| GAIL IndiaGAIL · Oil & Energy | ₹185.99 | -0.1% | +11.0% | +5.1% | -0.1% | 1.4× | — |
| Oil and Natural Gas (ONGC)ONGC · Oil & Energy | ₹230.00 | -2.1% | +2.3% | -4.3% | -23.7% | 1.8× | — |
Metals & Mining
1M -1.8% · 3M -7.6%
Coal India
IT
1M +7.4% · 3M -2.7%
Tata Consultancy (TCS), HCL Technologies
Financial Services
1M -0.1% · 3M -10.0%
HUDCO
Oil & Energy
1M +1.9% · 3M -2.8%
GAIL India, Oil and Natural Gas (ONGC)
Prices as of 5 Nov 2026, 16:11 IST. Sector moves are the average of the stocks we track in each sector.
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