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Jefferies Starts National Stock Exchange Coverage With Buy Rating and 17 Percent Upside

Originally reported by ET Markets as: Jefferies initiates coverage on NSE with ‘Buy’; here’s why it sees fresh growth potential

29 Oct 2026, 11:47 am IST · Xecute.finance News Desk

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Jefferies has initiated coverage on the National Stock Exchange, assigning a Buy rating and a target price of Rs 2,085. The brokerage projects a 15 percent revenue CAGR between FY27 and FY29, driven by structural growth and new business verticals.

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Brokerage firm Jefferies initiated coverage on the National Stock Exchange with a Buy rating and established a target price of Rs 2,085, pointing to an anticipated upside of over 17 percent. The assessment projects that structural expansion, market dominance, business diversification, and emerging revenue streams will propel a 15 percent revenue compound annual growth rate through the FY27 to FY29 period while supporting overall margin enhancement.

Equity research analysts evaluate exchange entities based on transaction volume scalability, technology infrastructure, and diversification into non-trading segments like data services and market indexes. Financial institutions look for consistent fee generation and structural tailwinds when projecting long-term enterprise values for financial market monopolies. Investors and market participants should evaluate these growth forecasts against broader macroeconomic trends and regulatory developments affecting capital market intermediaries.

Portfolio managers might factor exchange-specific revenue CAGRs into financial sector allocations. Bottom line: structural market expansion underpins optimistic valuation targets for exchange infrastructure leaders.

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

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