New-Age Tech Stocks | Paytm, Zomato outperform Nifty 50 this week, CarTrade biggest gainer; Nykaa reduced to ‘sell’

New-age tech stocks such as Zomato, Nykaa, Mamaearth, FirstCry, Paytm, and CarTrade Tech, among others, saw roller coaster rides in their respective stock prices this week. Some stocks snapped their winning streaks, while others outperformed the frontline benchmarks. New-age internet stocks have lately generated a buzzing interest among D-Street investors due to their attractive valuations and consumer-centric business mandate approach.

Deepinder Goyal-led food delivery giant Zomato is the biggest new-age gen stock by market value with a market capitalisation (mcap) of ₹2,41,090.10 crore. Zomato is followed by India’s largest online insurance and lending platform, PB Fintech, which operates ‘Policybazaar’ and commands a cap of ₹82,729.23 crore. The map values are dated as of the last market session,i.e., September 13.

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New-age tech stocks: Weekly price trend

In the second week of September, analysts said Paytm, Zomato, Unicommerce eSolutions, and Brainbees Solutions (First Cry) had outperformed the frontline benchmark NSE Nifty 50. On the other hand, FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd, which owns the beauty and personal care brand Nykaa Nykaa, Ola Electric Ltd and Delhivery have underperformed in the last five days.

‘’Zomato’s overall strategy reflects a strong focus on profitability and scaling across multiple verticals. The food delivery segment remains the core of its business, where Zomato has achieved steady growth, reaching 13 per cent GMV growth in USD terms by the end of FY24. The company’s margin improvements are notable, with its EBITDA margin projected to expand from 0.3 per cent in FY24 to 15.1 per cent by FY27, reflecting operational efficiencies and higher average order values,” said Sonam Srivastava- Founder at Wright Research.

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CarTrade Tech was the biggest weekly gainer, leading the new-age tech pack with a stellar rise of 11.78 per cent, followed by Brainbees Solutions, which rose 8.79 per cent and C.E. Info System, which gained 4.56 per cent.

On the downside, Nykaa emerged as the biggest loser among the top 13 new-age tech stocks this week, shedding as much as 5.51 per cent from its stock price. Nykaa was followed by Honasa Consumer Ltd, which owns Mamaearth, logging a weekly decline of 5.05 per cent and Ola Electric, which gave up 2.70 per cent of its share price.

Notably, CarTrade Tech commands the smallest market cap at ₹4,686.26 crore when compared to the top 10 new-age stocks, including Nykaa, Zomato, Paytm, Honasa Consumer, PB Fintech, and others, yet the online automotive firm dominated D-Street as the biggest weekly gainer in the group this week.

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In FY24, new-age tech stocks gave up to 258 per cent returns, with Zomato topping the charts after a 38 per cent market correction in FY23. ‘’New Age stocks have seen a lot of positive action following the success of Zomato, which has now become profitable and focused on adding value to its stakeholders,” said Avinash Goraksakar, Director, Research at ProfitMart Securities Pvt Ltd.

New-age tech stocks outlook

Nykaa: Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Equity Research at Kotak Securities, has downgraded Nykaa stock to ‘sell’ despite its sharp 34 per cent price run-up in the past three months. The stock’s target price is pegged at ₹190 at a current market price of ₹206.

‘’Nykaa has a diverse portfolio of beauty, personal care, and fashion products, including its own brand products. We believe the fulfilment cost may increase in the near term, as the company attempts to cover many cities in the same-day/next-day delivery folds,” said Chouhan.

Consequently, the market analyst trimmed EBITDA estimates for the BPC and eB2B segments, resulting in a 7-11 per cent EPS cut for FY2025-27 and a new FV of Rs190.

Delhivery: Delhivery provides a full range of Logistics services, including delivery of express parcels and heavy goods, PTL freight, TL freight, warehousing, supply chain solutions, cross-border Express, freight services, and supply chain software. The stock’s target price is pegged at ₹560 at a current market price of ₹414.

‘’The growing interplay of Delhivery’s businesses is helping it leverage its integrated and interoperable network, increasing its cost lead over new-age/traditional monoline business peers. It is rightfully skipping opportunities that limit the use of such network moats. This should likely set the stage for positive surprises on margin uptick. We increase our margin estimates by 60-100 bps; FV increases to ₹560 from ₹545,” said Kotak’s Shrikant Chouhan.

What are new-age internet companies?

New-age tech companies focus on innovative and high-growth areas. They often leverage modern technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain to create unique products and services. The companies are characterized by sudden growth, high market valuations, and significant potential for disrupting traditional industries.

India’s top new-age tech firms operate in digital mapping, fintech, online marketplaces, food delivery services, logistics, gaming, and cloud computing. These firms include Awfis, Ola Electric, Digit Insurance, Mamaearth, Zomato, Nykaa, Paytm, FirctCry, Zaggle, RateGain, MapMyIndia, and Delhivery. In the last week, shares of Awfis and Nykaa surged the most among all new-age internet stocks.