Top stocks to buy: Stock recommendations for the week starting June 30, 2025
Stock market recommendations:
According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, the top stock picks for the week (starting June 30, 2025) are Federal Bank, and Prince Pipes. Let's take a look:
Name
CMP
Target
Upside
Federal Bank
209
250
20%
Prince Pipes
358
500
40%
Federal Bank
Federal Bank has demonstrated strong business growth, rebalancing its portfolio toward medium- and high-yielding segments like LAP, used CVs, gold loans & credit cards to drive profitability.
We estimate loan growth to sustain at 17% CAGR over FY25-28E, with asset quality remaining robust. Deposit growth is expected to accelerate at 15% CAGR over FY25–28, driven by a CA-led CASA push, a stronger NR franchise, and branch realignment.
CASA ratio is expected to rise to 34–35% by FY28E.
Asset quality remains strong with GNPA/NNPA at 1.84%/0.44% and Prov. coverage ratio above 75%. Under new CEO Mr. KVS Manian, FB is addressing its gaps and pivoting toward sustainable, return-driven growth across businesses and geographies.
We estimate RoA/RoE at 1.4%/15.6% by FY28E, driven by better margins, asset mix shift, and improved cost efficiency. FB is one of our preferred BUY-rated ideas among mid-size private banks.
Prince Pipes
Prince Pipes is among India's top five plastic piping providers and operates seven plants (398K MTPA by FY25) with 7,200+ SKUs and a 1,500+ distributor network. With ~25% of revenue from CPVC and ~70% from real estate, PRINCPIP is set to benefit from India's growing real estate sector.
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Further, strategic expansion in East India, premium product launches, and government infrastructure projects further drive growth. Its revenue/EBITDA/Adj. PAT would report a robust CAGR of 15%/38%/73% over FY25-FY28E due to a low base, driven by 12% volume CAGR.
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