Patanjali Foods Ltd eases for fifth straight session

Patanjali Foods Ltd fell for a fifth straight session today. The stock is quoting at Rs 346.5, down 0.93% on the day as on 13:19 IST on the NSE. The benchmark NIFTY is up around 0.22% on the day, quoting at 22650.05. The Sensex is at 73319.65, up 0.27%.Patanjali Foods Ltd has eased around 11.34% in last one month.Meanwhile, Nifty FMCG index of which Patanjali Foods Ltd is a constituent, has eased around 5.78% in last one month and is currently quoting at 42680.7, down 0.08% on the day. The volume in the stock stood at 12.89 lakh shares today, compared to the daily average of 33.29 lakh shares in last one month.

The benchmark October futures contract for the stock is quoting at Rs 346.3, down 0.84% on the day. Patanjali Foods Ltd tumbled 41.32% in last one year as compared to a 12.77% slide in NIFTY and a 24.42% fall in the Nifty FMCG index.

The PE of the stock is 17.6 based on TTM earnings ending June 26.