The total contract value for the fourth quarter came in at $447.7 million, a slight drop from the previous quarter's $475 million
Shares of information technology company Persistent Systems slumped 8.6 per cent at Rs 3,550 on the BSE in Monday's intraday deals
In past 6 months, the stock price of Persistent Systems has zoomed nearly 80 per cent. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 8 per cent during the same period.
Mid-tier IT services company Persistent Systems aims to visit fewer campuses for hiring freshers, a senior official said on Monday. Over the next three years, the company is also targeting to expand its operating profit margin by about 3 percentage points above the levels of about 14.5-15 per cent it aims to exit FY23, its chief financial officer Sunil Sapre told PTI. Speaking two days after the Pune-based company announced its December quarter earnings, Sapre said it is already carrying candidates who have been trained for 18 months in some cases and are yet to be deployed on projects, which is making it circumspect about fresher hiring in the new year. "We will be there at campuses, but we will do it (hire) more judiciously," Sapre said. When asked if he meant that the company will visit fewer campuses when he says judiciously, Sapre replied in the affirmative. He said that for the company, which added about 500 people to take its overall strength to 23,336, all the hiring is do
Digital engineering services firm has a target of doubling annual revenue to $2 bn by 2026
Buy Persistent 5100 Call option and simultaneously Sell 5300 Call of the August, recommends Nandish Shah, Sr. derivatives & technical research analyst of HDFC Securities.
Despite microeconomic challenges, the company is comfortable with the growth, Sandeep Kalra, CEO and Executive Director, of Persistent Systems said in an interview
Analysts were expecting a profit of 2.74 billion rupees, according to Refinitiv IBES
Companies like Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and Persistent Systems are opening offices in smaller cities and are asking their local employees to report to these offices instead of the headquarters
The company aims to leverage these skills and build on its Digital Engineering expertise by recruiting skilled personnel in various roles from the country
The gain in NASDAQ thus far in CY23 was largely fueled by Google, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Meta Platforms - also known as the FAANG stocks.
Firms such as Persistent Systems (Persistent), Coforge, KPIT Technologies (KPIT), and Cyient performed better on key performance metrics
Tata Teleservices, Century Textiles & Industries, Tamilnad Mercantile Bank, Mahindra Logistics, IIFL Securities, Nelco, and Kshitij Investment are other companies that will declare Q4 results today
According to the technical analyst from Anand Rathi, Persistent Systems can advance to Rs 5,250; while Wipro may see faster momentum above Rs 414.
Shares of Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Coforge and Persistent Systems are indicating chart structures that reflect resumption of their short-to-medium term upmove.
Since January 6, the IT index rallied 9 per cent, as compared to 1.6 per cent rise in the Nifty50
The company's strong performance in recent years, healthy order book, and strong deal pipeline indicate an encouraging demand trend, said Motilal Oswal
The company said it won several large deals across industries and service lines, driving 20 per cent sequential growth in total contract value (TCV) bookings during the quarter.
Investors though should be selective; analysts more positive on Infosys and Persistent Systems
The Nifty IT index has recovered smartly from its September lows, and if the current momentum sustains select IT stocks could witness a medium-term bullish trend.