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ONGC.NS

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited

NSI · Energy

₹234.00

-₹3.55 (-1.08%)down -1.08%

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.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited earns a D on strong revenue growth (>20%) and strong earnings growth (>20%) but high debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) and MACD bearish (negative histogram). Consider alternatives with better risk/reward profiles.

Model stance WEAK HOLD Suggested position 3.4% · ₹340.00 IQInvest estimate
Adjusted for Moderate investors, Medium-term investors 3.4% suggested allocation Change these

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

IQ-ONGC.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.

Lowest analyst target

₹210.00

52-week low

₹228.65

Today's price

₹234.00

Mean analyst target

₹295.70

52-week high

₹308.50

Highest analyst target

₹405.00

ONGC.NS trades 8% of the way up its 52-week range, between ₹228.65 and ₹308.50. The mean analyst target of ₹295.70 is 25.9% above today's price.

Today’s price 52-week range Analyst price targets

Scored categories

Financial healthStrong revenue growth (>20%); Strong earnings growth (>20%); High debt-to-equity ratio (>2.0) 65.023%

Profit margin

6.18%

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

2.93%

Before interest and tax

thinWhat this means

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

Little cushion between operating costs and revenue.

Gross margin

35.33%

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

42.55

Borrowings against equity

conservativeWhat this means

Borrowings measured against shareholder capital.

Comfortably financed.

Revenue growth

25.70%

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

21.40%

Year on year

strongWhat this means

Change in earnings against the same period last year.

Profit is compounding at a good clip.

Revenue

₹7.04 L Cr

Trailing twelve months

Payout ratio

39.02%

Dividends as a share of earnings

conservativeWhat this means

The share of earnings paid out as dividends.

Comfortably covered, with room to keep raising it.

Growth & momentum11 measured figures 40.022%

Return, 1 month

-2.06%

Return, 3 months

-11.83%

Return, 6 months

-15.37%

Return, year to date

0.66%

Return, 1 year

4.39%

Return, 3 years

57.39%

Sharpe ratio

0.76

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

51.65%

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

0.10%

Best day

13.13%

Worst day

-16.83%

ValuationAttractive P/E ratio (6.8); Attractive P/B ratio (0.79) 95.018%

P/E ratio

6.76

Price against trailing earnings

lowWhat this means

You pay 6.76 for every 1 unit of annual earnings.

Below about 10 is cheap on earnings — usually a sign the market expects trouble, so it is a question to answer rather than a bargain to grab.

Forward P/E

5.63

Price against forecast earnings

lowWhat this means

Price against next year's *forecast* earnings.

The market expects little growth, or doubts the forecast.

Price to book

0.79

Price against balance-sheet equity

below bookWhat this means

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

Under 1 the market values the company at less than its balance sheet — common in banks, and in businesses the market distrusts.

Price to sales

0.42

Price against revenue

lowWhat this means

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

You pay less than a unit of price per unit of sales.

EV / EBITDA

4.53

Whole-company value against cash earnings

lowWhat this means

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

Cheap on cash earnings — the figure buyers of whole companies watch most.

Enterprise value

₹4.74 L Cr

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

Shares outstanding

12,58,02,79,206

Shares the profit is split across

Dividend yield

6.13%

Annual dividend against price

very highWhat this means

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price.

Unusually high yields often mean the market doubts the dividend will hold.

TechnicalRSI in healthy range (30-70); MACD bearish (negative histogram) 55.015%

RSI (14)

34.8

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

-2.38

Momentum against its own trend

MACD histogram

-0.13

Positive is bullish

ADX

15.1

Trend strength; above 25 is a real trend

no clear trendWhat this means

Trend strength, regardless of direction.

Below about 20 the price is ranging rather than trending.

20-day average

₹239.97

50-day average

₹242.64

200-day average

₹256.27

Price vs 50-day

-3.16%

Price vs 200-day

-8.69%

Bollinger upper

₹243.18

Bollinger lower

₹235.76

Average true range

3.94

Typical daily trading range

Stochastic %K

6.3

Risk4 measured figures 45.012%

Volatility, annualised

30.74%

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

0.11

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

-35.30%

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; Significant upside potential (25.9%) 100.010%

Consensus

Buy

What covering analysts rate it

Analysts covering

30

Mean price target

₹295.70

Highest target

₹405.00

Lowest target

₹210.00

Implied upside

25.94%

Target against today's price

largeWhat this means

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

A wide gap, which as often means the price has fallen as that the target is right.

Price against the NIFTY 50

180 trading days to 2026-08-25

ONGC.NS is 0.4% up over the window, against 6.3% down for the NIFTY 50 — ahead by 6.7 points.
ONGC.NS +0.4%NIFTY 50 -6.3%
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Sampled across the window. Both columns are rebased to 100 on 2025-12-08, so they can be compared directly.
DateCloseONGC.NS rebasedNIFTY 50 rebased
2025-12-08₹233.04100.0100.0
2025-12-30₹229.2898.499.9
2026-01-20₹235.86100.897.2
2026-02-11₹268.29115.1100.0
2026-03-05₹276.35118.695.4
2026-03-27₹282.95121.087.9
2026-04-22₹284.65121.793.9
2026-05-13₹297.15127.590.2
2026-06-03₹268.75114.990.2
2026-06-24₹240.00103.092.5
2026-07-15₹247.18106.192.8
2026-08-05₹240.20103.194.9

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 health65.023%15.0
Growth & momentum40.022%8.8
Valuation95.018%17.1
Technical55.015%8.2
Risk45.012%5.4
Analyst view100.010%10.0
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₹239.97Yahoo Finance
200-day averageTechnical₹256.27Yahoo Finance
50-day averageTechnical₹242.64Yahoo Finance
52-week highMarket data₹308.50Yahoo Finance
52-week lowMarket data₹228.65Yahoo Finance
ADXTechnical15.1Yahoo Finance
Analysts coveringAnalyst view30Yahoo Finance
Average daily returnGrowth & momentum0.10%Yahoo Finance
Average true rangeTechnical3.94Yahoo Finance
Average volumeMarket data1,50,77,318Yahoo Finance
Best dayGrowth & momentum13.13%Yahoo Finance
BetaRisk0.11Yahoo Finance
Bollinger lowerTechnical₹235.76Yahoo Finance
Bollinger upperTechnical₹243.18Yahoo Finance
ConsensusAnalyst viewBuyYahoo Finance
Day highMarket data₹237.55Yahoo Finance
Day lowMarket data₹233.35Yahoo Finance
Debt to equityFinancial health42.55Yahoo Finance
Dividend yieldValuation6.13%Yahoo Finance
Earnings growthFinancial health21.40%Yahoo Finance
EmployeesMarket data23,117Yahoo Finance
Enterprise valueValuation₹4.74 L CrYahoo Finance
EV / EBITDAValuation4.53Yahoo Finance
Forward P/EValuation5.63Yahoo Finance
Gross marginFinancial health35.33%Yahoo Finance
Highest targetAnalyst view₹405.00Yahoo Finance
Implied upsideAnalyst view25.94%Yahoo Finance
Lowest targetAnalyst view₹210.00Yahoo Finance
MACDTechnical-2.38Yahoo Finance
MACD histogramTechnical-0.13Yahoo Finance
Maximum drawdownRisk-35.30%Yahoo Finance
Mean price targetAnalyst view₹295.70Yahoo Finance
OpenMarket data₹236.00Yahoo Finance
Operating marginFinancial health2.93%Yahoo Finance
P/E ratioValuation6.76Yahoo Finance
Payout ratioFinancial health39.02%Yahoo Finance
Previous closeMarket data₹237.55Yahoo Finance
Price to bookValuation0.79Yahoo Finance
Price to salesValuation0.42Yahoo Finance
Price vs 200-dayTechnical-8.69%Yahoo Finance
Price vs 50-dayTechnical-3.16%Yahoo Finance
Profit marginFinancial health6.18%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 monthGrowth & momentum-2.06%Yahoo Finance
Return, 1 yearGrowth & momentum4.39%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 monthsGrowth & momentum-11.83%Yahoo Finance
Return, 3 yearsGrowth & momentum57.39%Yahoo Finance
Return, 6 monthsGrowth & momentum-15.37%Yahoo Finance
Return, year to dateGrowth & momentum0.66%Yahoo Finance
RevenueFinancial health₹7.04 L CrYahoo Finance
Revenue growthFinancial health25.70%Yahoo Finance
Risk categoryRiskHighYahoo Finance
RSI (14)Technical34.8Yahoo Finance
Shares outstandingValuation12,58,02,79,206Yahoo Finance
Sharpe ratioGrowth & momentum0.76Yahoo Finance
Stochastic %KTechnical6.3Yahoo Finance
Volatility, annualisedRisk30.74%Yahoo Finance
VolumeMarket data1,21,18,242Yahoo Finance
Win rateGrowth & momentum51.65%Yahoo Finance
Worst dayGrowth & momentum-16.83%Yahoo Finance
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