SMC Global targets INR 608 to 610 for HDFC Life stock at INR 544.05

Published on 10/14/2026 at 14:32 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-quarter earnings per share rose to INR 2.83 from INR 2.54. HDFC Life stock last stood at INR 544.05 on October 14, 2026, down 2.85 percent on NSE.

Analyst target and results date

SMC Global set a conditional target range of INR 608.00 to INR 610.00 on October 12, 2026.
In the first quarter of fiscal 2027, diluted earnings per share rose to INR 2.83 from INR 2.54.
HDFC Life stock was last at INR 544.05 on NSE on October 14, 2026 at 3:29 p.m. IST, down 2.85 percent on the day.
HDFC Life is scheduled to report second-quarter fiscal 2027 results on October 15, 2026.

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SMC Global set a conditional target range of INR 608.00 to INR 610.00 for HDFC Life stock on October 12, 2026, while the shares were last at INR 544.05 on NSE on October 14, 2026 at 3:29 p.m. IST. Univest reported that the SMC view applies above an INR 567.00 breakout level and includes an INR 530.00 stop level.

Earnings provide the next test

Simply Wall St reported that HDFC Life is scheduled to release second-quarter fiscal 2027 results on October 15, 2026. The date gives the target range a near-term test because the next report will cover the quarter and half-year ended September 30, 2026.

For the first quarter of fiscal 2027, diluted earnings per share reached INR 2.83, up from INR 2.54 in the year-earlier quarter, according to Simply Wall St. Net income was INR 6.11 billion, up 12.00 percent year over year, while revenue reached INR 339.40 billion, up 15.00 percent.

Stock remains below its yearly high

HDFC Life was last at INR 544.05 on NSE on October 14, 2026 at 3:29 p.m. IST, down 2.85 percent on the day from INR 560.00. Its 52-week range was INR 508.70 to INR 788.50, placing the latest price INR 244.45 below the high and INR 35.35 above the low.

The market capitalization was INR 1.2 trillion on October 14, 2026. The price-to-earnings ratio was 59.46, and the trailing dividend yield was 0.01 percent.

Comparison with peers

HDFC Life: minus 2.85 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 59.46, market capitalization INR 1.2 trillion

SBI Life Insurance (NSE, INR): minus 2.20 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 63.63, market capitalization INR 1.7 trillion

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (NSE, INR): minus 0.45 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 38.10, market capitalization INR 645.1 billion

Trading and valuation in view

The latest price sits 31.00 percent below the 52-week high, calculated from INR 544.05 and INR 788.50. The distance to the low is 6.95 percent, calculated from INR 544.05 and INR 508.70, leaving the stock closer to the lower end of its yearly range than to its high.

SMC Global's INR 608.00 to INR 610.00 target range stands 11.75 percent to 12.12 percent above INR 544.05, using the lower and upper targets respectively. The upcoming results therefore add a concrete reporting date to a market that is already pricing HDFC Life below its yearly high.

Price and reporting date

HDFC Life was last at INR 544.05 on NSE on October 14, 2026 at 3:29 p.m. IST, down 2.85 percent on the day versus INR 560.00. The company is scheduled to report second-quarter fiscal 2027 results on October 15, 2026.

Market context: Market report BSE Sensex.