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HEROMOTOCO.NS

Hero MotoCorp Limited

NSI · Consumer Cyclical

₹5,624.50

-₹60.50 (-1.06%)down -1.06%

25 August 2026 · delayed 15+ min

D

Quality score64.5 / 100

Cut-offs are the grader's own: 97+ for an A+, below 60 is an F.

Hero MotoCorp Limited earns a D on good profit margins (>10%) and strong revenue growth (>20%) but high debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) and negative earnings growth. Consider alternatives with better risk/reward profiles.

Model stance WEAK HOLD Suggested position 4.0% · ₹400.00 IQInvest estimate
Adjusted for Moderate investors, Medium-term investors 4.0% suggested allocation Change these

These change the suggested position size and the stance, not the category scores. Amount is in rupees.

IQ-HEROMOTOCO.NS-20260825engine v1 · 7-category weighted scorecard

What it is worth, depending who you ask.

Today’s price against the year it has had and the targets analysts publish. Every marker is a reported figure, not a projection of ours.

52-week low

₹4,672.50

Lowest analyst target

₹4,700.00

Today's price

₹5,624.50

Mean analyst target

₹6,255.43

52-week high

₹6,388.50

Highest analyst target

₹7,760.00

HEROMOTOCO.NS trades 56% of the way up its 52-week range, between ₹4,672.50 and ₹6,388.50. The mean analyst target of ₹6,255.43 is 11.2% above today's price.

Today’s price 52-week range Analyst price targets

Scored categories

Financial healthGood profit margins (>10%); Strong revenue growth (>20%); High debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0); Negative earnings growth 50.023%

Profit margin

10.72%

Net profit per unit of revenue

healthyWhat this means

Of every 100 units of revenue, this much survives as profit.

A comfortable buffer between revenue and costs.

Operating margin

11.63%

Before interest and tax

healthyWhat this means

Profit from operations, before interest and tax, per 100 of revenue.

The operations themselves are comfortably profitable.

Gross margin

31.65%

After the cost of goods only

moderateWhat this means

What is left of revenue after only the direct cost of the product.

A conventional manufacturing or mixed-model range.

Debt to equity

3.57

Borrowings against equity

conservativeWhat this means

Borrowings measured against shareholder capital.

Comfortably financed.

Revenue growth

34.90%

Year on year

fast-growingWhat this means

Change in revenue against the same period last year.

Rapid growth, though the question is always how long it can hold.

Earnings growth

-17.20%

Year on year

fallingWhat this means

Change in earnings against the same period last year.

Profit is declining even if revenue is not.

Revenue

₹50,810 Cr

Trailing twelve months

Payout ratio

64.32%

Dividends as a share of earnings

highWhat this means

The share of earnings paid out as dividends.

Most of the profit goes out of the door, leaving less to reinvest.

Growth & momentum11 measured figures 70.022%

Return, 1 month

9.99%

Return, 3 months

12.46%

Return, 6 months

3.99%

Return, year to date

-0.39%

Return, 1 year

14.15%

Return, 3 years

111.66%

Sharpe ratio

0.78

Return earned per unit of risk

modestWhat this means

Return earned per unit of risk taken.

Below 1 is the common case; return did not strongly outpace the volatility.

Win rate

52.42%

Share of days that closed up

about evenWhat this means

The share of trading days that closed higher.

Close to a coin flip, which is the norm — returns come from the size of moves, not their count.

Average daily return

0.09%

Best day

6.55%

Worst day

-7.04%

ValuationHigh P/B ratio (5.21) 50.018%

P/E ratio

20.47

Price against trailing earnings

moderateWhat this means

You pay 20.47 for every 1 unit of annual earnings.

Roughly the long-run market average band.

Forward P/E

17.27

Price against forecast earnings

moderateWhat this means

Price against next year's *forecast* earnings.

A conventional range.

Price to book

5.21

Price against balance-sheet equity

well above bookWhat this means

Price against the accounting value of the company's net assets.

Normal for asset-light businesses, where the value sits in brands and software the balance sheet never records.

Price to sales

2.22

Price against revenue

moderateWhat this means

Price against revenue — usable when a company has no profit yet.

A common range for a profitable, growing business.

EV / EBITDA

14.26

Whole-company value against cash earnings

moderateWhat this means

Whole-company value, debt included, against cash earnings.

A conventional range.

Enterprise value

₹1.02 L Cr

Market value plus debt, minus cash — the price of the whole business

Shares outstanding

20,01,41,207

Shares the profit is split across

Dividend yield

3.25%

Annual dividend against price

meaningfulWhat this means

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price.

A substantial part of the total return arrives as income.

TechnicalStrong trend (ADX > 25); RSI in healthy range (30-70); MACD bearish (negative histogram) 95.015%

RSI (14)

57.4

Above 70 overbought, below 30 oversold

neutralWhat this means

A 0–100 momentum gauge over the last 14 sessions.

The middle band, where most trading days sit.

MACD

169.15

Momentum against its own trend

MACD histogram

-30.93

Positive is bullish

ADX

46.0

Trend strength; above 25 is a real trend

strongly trendingWhat this means

Trend strength, regardless of direction.

A powerful move — which also means it is further from its average.

20-day average

₹5,627.42

50-day average

₹5,178.82

200-day average

₹5,304.20

Price vs 50-day

8.63%

Price vs 200-day

6.04%

Bollinger upper

₹6,069.62

Bollinger lower

₹5,186.22

Average true range

117.84

Typical daily trading range

Stochastic %K

21.1

Risk4 measured figures 45.012%

Volatility, annualised

25.65%

How far it swings in a year

normalWhat this means

How far the price typically swings over a year.

A typical range for an individual share.

Beta

0.47

Moves against the wider market

steadier than the marketWhat this means

How much the price moves relative to the wider market.

Tends to move less than the index, in both directions.

Maximum drawdown

-42.16%

Worst peak-to-trough fall

significantWhat this means

The worst peak-to-trough fall in the period measured.

A serious decline, though not unusual over a multi-year window.

Risk category

High

The engine's own banding

Analyst viewAnalyst consensus: Buy; Strong analyst coverage (35 analysts) 90.010%

Consensus

Buy

What covering analysts rate it

Analysts covering

35

Mean price target

₹6,255.43

Highest target

₹7,760.00

Lowest target

₹4,700.00

Implied upside

11.22%

Target against today's price

meaningfulWhat this means

How far the mean analyst target sits above today's price.

Analysts see real room above today's price.

Price against the NIFTY 50

180 trading days to 2026-08-25

HEROMOTOCO.NS is 8.4% down over the window, against 7.1% down for the NIFTY 50 — behind by 1.3 points.
HEROMOTOCO.NS -8.4%NIFTY 50 -7.1%
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Sampled across the window. Both columns are rebased to 100 on 2025-12-05, so they can be compared directly.
DateCloseHEROMOTOCO.NS rebasedNIFTY 50 rebased
2025-12-05₹6,139.79100.0100.0
2025-12-29₹5,380.4487.699.1
2026-01-19₹5,570.3990.797.7
2026-02-10₹5,562.6990.699.0
2026-03-04₹5,420.2788.393.5
2026-03-25₹5,213.8284.989.0
2026-04-21₹5,183.7784.493.9
2026-05-12₹5,009.8281.689.3
2026-06-02₹4,804.3378.389.7
2026-06-23₹4,902.4979.991.0
2026-07-14₹4,808.5878.391.8
2026-08-04₹5,548.0090.494.0

How the score was built

Each category is scored 0–100, then multiplied by its weight. The seven contributions sum to the quality score.
CategoryScoreWeightContribution
Financial health50.023%11.5
Growth & momentum70.022%15.4
Valuation50.018%9.0
Technical95.015%14.2
Risk45.012%5.4
Analyst view90.010%9.0
ESG50.00%0.0
Quality score100%64.5

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Your grade

D

64.5 / 100

Identical to the IQInvest grade.

All 59 metricsOne flat sortable table, for when you want everything at once.
Metric Category Value Source
20-day averageTechnical₹5,627.42Yahoo Finance
200-day averageTechnical₹5,304.20Yahoo Finance
50-day averageTechnical₹5,178.82Yahoo Finance
52-week highMarket data₹6,388.50Yahoo Finance
52-week lowMarket data₹4,672.50Yahoo Finance
ADXTechnical46.0Yahoo Finance
Analysts coveringAnalyst view35Yahoo Finance
Average daily returnGrowth & momentum0.09%Yahoo Finance
Average true rangeTechnical117.84Yahoo Finance
Average volumeMarket data7,19,517Yahoo Finance
Best dayGrowth & momentum6.55%Yahoo Finance
BetaRisk0.47Yahoo Finance
Bollinger lowerTechnical₹5,186.22Yahoo Finance
Bollinger upperTechnical₹6,069.62Yahoo Finance
ConsensusAnalyst viewBuyYahoo Finance
Day highMarket data₹5,682.00Yahoo Finance
Day lowMarket data₹5,590.00Yahoo Finance
Debt to equityFinancial health3.57Yahoo Finance
Dividend yieldValuation3.25%Yahoo Finance
Earnings growthFinancial health-17.20%Yahoo Finance
EmployeesMarket data9,177Yahoo Finance
Enterprise valueValuation₹1.02 L CrYahoo Finance
EV / EBITDAValuation14.26Yahoo Finance
Forward P/EValuation17.27Yahoo Finance
Gross marginFinancial health31.65%Yahoo Finance
Highest targetAnalyst view₹7,760.00Yahoo Finance
Implied upsideAnalyst view11.22%Yahoo Finance
Lowest targetAnalyst view₹4,700.00Yahoo Finance
MACDTechnical169.15Yahoo Finance
MACD histogramTechnical-30.93Yahoo Finance
Maximum drawdownRisk-42.16%Yahoo Finance
Mean price targetAnalyst view₹6,255.43Yahoo Finance
OpenMarket data₹5,665.00Yahoo Finance
Operating marginFinancial health11.63%Yahoo Finance
P/E ratioValuation20.47Yahoo Finance
Payout ratioFinancial health64.32%Yahoo Finance
Previous closeMarket data₹5,685.00Yahoo Finance
Price to bookValuation5.21Yahoo Finance
Price to salesValuation2.22Yahoo Finance
Price vs 200-dayTechnical6.04%Yahoo Finance
Price vs 50-dayTechnical8.63%Yahoo Finance
Profit marginFinancial health10.72%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 monthGrowth & momentum9.99%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 yearGrowth & momentum14.15%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 monthsGrowth & momentum12.46%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 yearsGrowth & momentum111.66%Yahoo Finance
Return, 6 monthsGrowth & momentum3.99%Yahoo Finance
Return, year to dateGrowth & momentum-0.39%Yahoo Finance
RevenueFinancial health₹50,810 CrYahoo Finance
Revenue growthFinancial health34.90%Yahoo Finance
Risk categoryRiskHighYahoo Finance
RSI (14)Technical57.4Yahoo Finance
Shares outstandingValuation20,01,41,207Yahoo Finance
Sharpe ratioGrowth & momentum0.78Yahoo Finance
Stochastic %KTechnical21.1Yahoo Finance
Volatility, annualisedRisk25.65%Yahoo Finance
VolumeMarket data4,32,332Yahoo Finance
Win rateGrowth & momentum52.42%Yahoo Finance
Worst dayGrowth & momentum-7.04%Yahoo Finance
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