BEL‘s share price was upbeat on Thursday morning after a global brokerage firm maintained its bullish outlook on the defence major. The brokerage update helped the stock extend gains to the third straight session on Thursday.

What Happened: Morgan Stanley has issued an “overweight” call for BEL, with a target price of ₹364. The target indicates an upside of around 26% from the stock’s last closing price of ₹288.05.

This optimistic outlook by the financial services giant follows BEL’s securing of an order worth ₹850 crore from Cochin Shipyard. In addition, BEL has also secured orders worth ₹300 crore for Navigational Complex Systems.

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BEL’s total order inflows in the financial year 2025 stand at ₹7,070 crore to date, which is 28% of the company’s guidance for the year ending March 2025, the analysts highlighted.

This development comes in the wake of a shift in the market sentiment towards “narrative” stocks like BEL, as noted by Kotak Institutional Equities. Despite a recent correction, analysts at Kotak see a significant gap between the real value and current market capitalisation of these stocks.

Price Action: BEL’s share price was up 1.22% to trade at ₹291.55 as the markets opened on Thursday.

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