Muthoot stock gains 0.66 percent as leadership shifts

Published on 10/05/2026 at 10:52 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Muthoot stock traded at INR 2,714.80 on October 5, while a new managing director began a five-year mandate. June revenue reached INR 8,694.82 crore.

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Muthoot (ISIN INE414G01012) was trading at INR 2,714.80 on the NSE on October 5, 2026, up 0.66 percent at 2:21 p.m. IST. The immediate company catalyst is a leadership transition: ScanX News reported on October 1 that Alexander George became managing director, while George Alexander Muthoot became vice chairman and whole-time director.

Leadership changes take effect

The appointments were approved at the August 31 annual meeting and run for five years through March 31, 2031, according to ScanX News. Eapen Alexander also joined the board as a whole-time director, giving the change a wider operational and governance dimension.

The transition comes as Muthoot continues to center its business on loans secured by gold jewelry. Upstox identifies the company as a non-banking financial company focused primarily on gold loans and confirms its NSE ticker as MUTHOOTFIN.

June quarter shows strong growth

The latest reported quarter adds a stronger earnings backdrop to the management change. Consolidated revenue reached INR 8,694.82 crore in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, while profit after tax was INR 2,799.07 crore, according to The Economic Times. Revenue fell 6.42 percent from the preceding quarter, and profit after tax declined 16.43 percent on the same comparison, making sequential execution the key counterweight to the leadership story.

For the full fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, Muthoot reported revenue of INR 31,209.23 crore, up 54.39 percent from INR 20,214.17 crore in fiscal year 2025. Net profit rose 98.17 percent to INR 10,606.87 crore from INR 5,352.36 crore, according to Upstox.

Consensus target remains higher

Consensus data provide a valuation checkpoint rather than a single-house call. Simply Wall St lists a target of INR 3,389 from 22 analysts, down from INR 3,681 in its August 4 update. Against the October 5 price of INR 2,714.80, that target lies 24.8 percent above the price, while the stock's sequential June decline remains a measurable risk to the earnings narrative.

Stock stays below yearly high

Muthoot stock was trading at INR 2,714.80 on the NSE on October 5, 2026, with a session range of INR 2,700 to INR 2,747.80. Its 52-week range was INR 2,671 to INR 4,149.50, and market capitalization stood at INR 1.1 trillion on the same date.