Wipro shares tank 4% after Q2 results; time to buy, sell or hold?

Shares of Wipro fell 4.25 percent, closing at Rs. 390.10, down from their previous close of Rs. 407.40. In comparison to the same quarter last year, Wipro’s Q2 FY24 profit decreased by 0.48 percent to Rs 2,646.3 crore (YoY), from Rs 2,659 crore.

According to Trendlyne data, the analyst target price for the stock is Rs 404, implying a possible increase of 2% over the course of a year. With a one-year beta of 1.12, the stock has a high level of volatility. — *According to the technical setup, support for the Wipro share price might be found between Rs. 385 and 380.*

Additionally, Wipro predicted that on a constant currency basis, the third-quarter (Q3 FY24) IT services revenue may decline by 3.5% to 1.5% sequentially. The IT services company also announced that it has made the decision to consolidate five of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Wipro HR Services India Pvt Ltd, Wipro Overseas IT Services, Wipro Technology Product Services (formerly known as Encore Theme Technologies), Wipro Trademarks Holding, and Wipro VLSI Design Services India are the five completely owned subsidiaries.

The stock is showing signs of weakness, according to Rajesh Palviya, Head of Technical Research at Axis Securities. Until the stock is able to hold the aforementioned levels on a closing basis once more, the price range of Rs. 398–400 is crucial on the higher side.

Compared to the 5-day, 10-day, 20-day, 30-day, 50-day, 100-day, 150-day, and 200-day simple moving averages (SMAs), the counter was trading lower. The 14-day relative strength index (RSI) for the counter was 33.46. Oversold is defined as a value below 30, and overbought as a value beyond 70.