Cochin Shipyard is trading up by 5% following the receipt of an order. On February 17, Cochin Shipyard's share price surged with robust volume activity. Volume jumped over 3x to 30.1 lakh shares on the NSE as compared to the 30-day average of 8.5 lakh shares.
The company has been declared as an L1 bidder in the tender floated by the Ministry of Defence for the construction of 5 Next Generation Survey Vessels for the Indian Navy. The estimated total order value is around ₹5,000 crore.
This development followed a muted Q3FY26. Revenue increased by 17.7% year-on-year to ₹1,350.4 crore, while EBITDA declined by 21.4% to ₹186.6 crore. The margin contracted by 687 bps to 13.8%, leading to an 18.3% decline in net profit to ₹144.7 crore. As of Q3FY26, Cochin had an order book of around ₹21,500 crore.
HFCL Gained Over 4% After Winning Two Consecutive Orders
With a 4.2% gain, HFCL is another stock leading the list of gainers. This surge also followed a jump in trading volume to 1.6 crore, compared with the 5-day average of 81.92 lakh. This move followed the company's winning two consecutive orders worth approximately ₹100 crore.
HFCL received an order worth ₹60.95 crore from a domestic telecom service provider to supply optical fibre cable. It also won a ₹42.34 crore international order to supply optical fibre cables. Both orders are to be executed by May 2026. The company also reported robust Q3FY26.
In Q3FY26, revenue from operations surged by 19.6% year-on-year to ₹1,210.8 crore, driven by order book execution. EBITDA rose by 41.7% to ₹243.5 crore, while margins expanded by 312 bps to 20.1%. Net profit surged 41% to ₹102.4 crore.
IT Stocks: Newgen Software, Infosys, Sonata Software Rallying on February 17
With a 10% gain, Newgen is the top gainer among the Nifty 500 universe. This surge also followed a jump in trading volume to 1.5 crore, compared with the 30-day average of 9.2 lakh. The move follows a five-day decline amid weakness in the IT sector.
Tracking the momentum in the IT sector, Sonata Software also surged 5.5%, with around 10 lakh volumes, up from the 30-day average of 7.2 lakh volumes. Similarly, Infosys was trading 4.4% higher after Nandan Nilekani, at an AI summit, stated that there is no opportunity gap due to AI and that the opportunity is bigger than ever before. Further, Infosys announced a collaboration with Anthropic to unlock AI value across complex, regulated industries.
Conclusion
The sharp moves in select Nifty 500 stocks on February 17 were largely driven by company-specific factors, including new order wins, earnings momentum, and supportive commentary on AI-led growth.
Source: Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ)