Hidden Gems & Value Picks 2014 Vs Small & Mid Cap Index

Dear Reader,

Benchmark indices made new milestones in March with the Nifty hitting the 9,100-mark and the Sensex moving past 30,000 levels for the first time. 

There is no doubt that the breach of the psychologically important targets comes with a mix of excitement, anxiety and fear. Since then, the markets saw some bit of profit taking and concerns over sooner than expected interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve which weighed on sentiment and resulted in correction of nearly 7% during the month from all time high of major indices - Sensex and Nifty.

Excitement is understandable given the dream run in the equity market. The benchmark indices have gained close to 75 per cent each in an 18-month long one-way rally from the bottom of August 2013. 

At current situation, how does one know the right stock to invest in and that too at the right price which will ensure strong returns in the long term? This will be a question that will be the uppermost in the minds of most investors wanting to allocate part of their funds towards stocks. Especially in light of the heightened volatility in the markets in the past.

For instance, take a look at the period between 2005 and early 2008. During that time, there was a general sense of euphoria prevailing in India what with the country consistently logging in growth rates of 9% plus and the stock markets zooming to 21,000 levels. And then this optimism snapped.

The global financial crisis reared its ugly head and sent global economic growth and world stock markets including India into a tailspin. Suddenly there was nervousness all around. Forget bad stocks with bad fundamentals, retail investors in India were loathe to put in their money even in good companies available at attractive prices fearing that prices will fall down further. Then 2013 dawned, signs of recovery began to be noticeable and stock markets surged once again. And with stable government in place, major indices Sensex and Nifty made all time highs in 2015.

Corrections in bull market are healthy and give opportunity to invest. Bull markets do test your patience and conviction. If you expect a straight-line  appreciation in stock markets, that is not going to happen. Profit bookings at regular intervals bound to bring the indices lower. A lot of the people who were left on the sidelines when the move was too fast over May 2014 and the rest of last year, now market is giving them some opportunities to re-enter.

The idea really is not to time the markets. That is a feat best left to speculators. For long term investors, even at present when overall valuations of companies seem on the moderate side, there will still be some stocks that they can look to add on to their portfolios. These stocks if picked at the right price by proven approaches can turn into multi-bagger opportunities.

We are pleased to share that Hidden Gems (Unexplored Multibagger Small Cap Stocks) and Value Picks (Mid Caps with Plenty of Upside Potential) recommended by our equity analysts in 2014 have outperformed small and cap index and mid cap index by wide percentage points ensuring much better returns for our members.

Below is the performance update of small and mid cap stocks recommended by us in 2014 under our Hidden Gems and Value Picks subscription service:

As illustrated in the table above, average returns (as on date) of Hidden Gems stocks recommended in 2014 is 52.1% compared to small cap index average returns of 24.4%, Hidden Gems out performed small cap index by 27.7%. Our top performing Hidden Gems of 2014 were Atul Auto, Flex Food and Dynemic Products, these stocks have achieved their target price giving more than 100% in period of 9 to 12 months.

Our Value Picks stocks of 2014 also outperformed Mid Cap Index. Average returns (as on date) of our Value Picks stocks is 42.7% compared to average returns of 21.9% of mid cap index. Our top performing Value Picks of 2014 are Mindtree, Bajaj Corp and AIA Engineering, these stocks have achieved their target price giving returns of 107%, 103% and 59% respectively in period of 9 to 12 months.

Our research team has not released Value Picks for couple of months in 2014, hence total recommendations are less compared to Hidden Gems. However, more important is to ensure that we suggest you to pick the right stock ensuring that you get handsome returns on your investments in medium to long term.

At Saral Gyan, team of equity analysts keep on evaluating small and mid cap stocks to explore the best Hidden Gems and Value Picks of stock market. Saral Gyan - Hidden Gems and Value Picks are the small and mid cap stocks with high probability to become multi-bagger stocks in future and a path for our investors to create wealth through equity investments in a long run.

We also take this as an opportunity to inform our readers that our Combo - 2 (Annual subscription of Hidden Gems, Value Picks and 15% @ 90 Days) is the best selling subscription service at Saral Gyan, we have registered maximum subscription of Combo 2 since beginning of this year followed by Wealth-Builder (an offline portfolio management service).

We keep on updating our subscribers on our past recommendation suggesting them whether to hold / buy or sell stocks on the basis of company's performance and future outlook.

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Team - Saral Gyan.