Indian Railway Financial Corp, IRFC, has been experiencing an upward trend in share prices in the previous few sessions. As of March 10th, 2025, the company experienced a slight decline of 0.3% since the opening bell. Analysts and market experts say that the shift in the IRFC shares trend is likely due to the Navratna status granted by the government and because IRFC decided to expand its lending to projects like metro rails, thereby augmenting its portfolio.
These recent developments have led to a positive impression of the company. Investors and analysts are expecting IRFC to remain in the bullish waters. Today, IRFC’s shares opened to the market at Rs. 124.10 and is currently slightly down by 0.3% compared to the opening bell rates.
IRFC Share Price in Today’s Market
At 9:30 a.m., IRFC’s share price is 12.85, nearly 1.8% lower than the opening rate. And 1.6% lower than its previous close, 123.82. According to the reports and estimates on Money Control, the current market capitalization shows 158,442 cores; the UC Limit is 135.76, and the LC Limit is 111.07.
Company Financials
The IRFC is an arm of Indian Railways that lends loans and financial assistance to railway projects in the country. IRFC released their third-quarter financials on January 20th. The company reported a net profit of Rs. 1,630.66 crore. This quarter’s profit is a 1.98% growth over the Rs. 1,598.93 crores earned in the same period of last year. IRFC’s revenues increased by 0.4% at Rs. 6,763.43 crore, compared to Rs. 6,736.57 crore in Q3 FY24.
Recent News About IRFC
- On March 3rd 2025, IRFC’s Maniratna status was upgraded to ‘Navratna.’
- IRFC is expanding its portfolio and entering multiple sectors related to railways, such as fuel, mining, coal, energy generation and transmission, telecom, etc.
- IRFC secured funding worth Rs. 700 crores for 20 BOBR rakes for NTPC.
- NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), an NTPC subsidiary of Green Energy Limited (NTPC GEL), accepted IRFC’s bid for Rs. 7,500 crore to finance a Rupee Term Loan (RTL) against its Request for Proposal.
IRFC Share Price Target
Sumeet Bagadia, the Executive Director at Choice Broking, said that IRFC’s shares could be looking at a short-term target of ₹140.
Should You Buy, Sell, Or Hold?
Despite the positive performance of IRFC stocks, 100% of analysts on Money Control recommend selling the shares. Before investing in the company, consider its long-term performance and consult your analyst to make the perfect move.
