Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. shares gain 3.2% as Sensex rises

Shares of Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. traded 3.2 per cent up at Rs 835.55 at 11:43AM (IST) on Wednesday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 753.29 points to 36786.35. The scrip had closed at Rs 809.65 in the previous session.

The stock quoted a 52-week high and 52-week low of Rs 838.8 and Rs 281.15, respectively.

As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 11:43AM (IST) stood at 11:43AM shares with turnover at Rs 14.71 crore.


At the prevailing price, shares of the company trades at 17.23 times its trailing 12-month EPS of Rs 48.31 per share and 2.9 times its price-to-book value, the exchange data showed.

A higher P/E ratio shows investors are willing to pay a higher share price today because of growth expectations in the future. Price-to-book value indicates the inherent value of a company and is the measure of the price that investors are ready to pay even for no growth in the business.

The Beta value of the stock, which measures its volatility in relation to the broader market, stood at 1.06.

Shareholding Details
Promoters held 48.94 per cent stake in the company as of 31-Mar-2020, while FIIs owned 22.26 per cent and DIIs 11.95 per cent.