Vedanta vs Tata Steel vs Hindalco vs Nalco vs NMDC: Which Metal Stock To Buy To Power Your Portfolio?

Vedanta vs Tata Steel vs Hindalco vs Nalco vs NMDC: Shares of the metal sector stocks, including NMDC, Lloyd SME remained strong during Thursday' early trade but ended lower. Most of the metal sector stocks like Tata Steel, National Aluminium, Hindustan Zinc, APL Apollo, Adani Enterprises, Hindalco, SAIL, ended Thursday's trading session in the red.

Which Metal Stock To Invest In For Long-Term Gains?

The metal sector stocks performed decently in the past one month. Nifty Metal surged around 3.72% in June. Whereas the sectoral index gained around 10.23% in six months. Considering its performance on Thursday, Nifty Metal ended 0.78% lower at 9,623.45 points.

As investors remain interested in metal stocks like Vedanta, Tata Steel, Hindalco, Nalco, NMDC, etc, here the details about the stock and brokerage recommendations for them.

Vedanta

Vedanta shares opened higher at Rs 461.40 per share on Friday. The Anil Agarwal-led company's stock ended marginally higher at Rs 458 per share on BSE on Thursday. The stock has gained around 3.83% year to date. Antique Stock Broking has initiated a 'Hold' rating for the stock indicating an 11% upside in the metal stock. It has fixed a target price of Rs 510 per share for the stock.

Tata Steel

Tata Steel stock was trading nearly 1% lower at Rs 164.15 per share on BSE on Friday. Tata Steel shares have shown a stellar stock market rally over the past few days. The stock is in demand after its recent updates related to Port Talbot upgradation and new orders. The stock closed for Rs 166 apiece. The brokerage has fixed a target price of Rs 165 per share for the stock.

Hindalco

Hindalco shares were trading 0.3% lower at Rs 691.25 per share during the market opening hours. Hindalco share price value has surged around 16% year to date (YTD) and closed at Rs 693 apiece. Antique Stock Broking has maintained a 'Buy' recommendation for the stock indicating a 15% upside for the stock. It has given a target price of Rs 798 per share for the stock for long-term gains.

Nalco

National Aluminium Corporation Company (NALCO) share price value has declined 10.72% since the beginning of the year 2025. The metal sector stock was given a 'Buy' rating by Antique Stock Broking with a target price of Rs 265 per share. The brokerage firm had indicated a 38% upside in the stock valuation. Nalco shares opened marginally higher and were trading 0.13% higher at Rs 192.40 apiece.

NMDC

NMDC shares were trading higher on Thursday and maintained their lead by the end. NMDC stock closed higher at Rs 69 per share on BSE on Thursday. The brokerage has initiated a 'Buy' rating for the stock, indicating an upside of 25% in its valuation. The stock price has been fixed at Rs 86 per share for the stock. NMDC shares were 0.22% higher at Rs 192.40 at 9:20 am.

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