HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCLTECH): stock score 38/100

HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCLTECH) scores 38 out of 100 (below average among the Nifty 50 (India)) on trend, stability, fundamentals and market backdrop. Every calculation step shown. Educational, not advice.

How the score is built

Trend: 66/100 (+4.0 points)

  1. Price is +13.0% vs its 100-day average → higher than 97% of the comparison group → 97
  2. 12-1 month momentum -13.1% → higher than 35% of the comparison group → 35
  3. Average of the two → trend score 66.0

Tested in our research: the trend rule did not hold up out of sample.

Stability: 13/100 (-9.2 points)

  1. Forecast 28.3% vs normal 25.1% → ratio 1.13
  2. Ratio is higher than 87% of the comparison group → 100 minus 87 → stability 13.0 (bigger expected swings than usual → lower stability)

A machine-learning volatility model beat HAR for the S&P 500 (p = 0.04); not yet tested on single stocks. This component uses HAR.

Fundamentals: 32/100 (-4.6 points)

  1. Revenue growth vs a year earlier: +11.5% → higher than 23% of the comparison group → 23
  2. Pre-tax-margin change (profit before tax / sales) vs a year earlier: +0.4 pp → higher than 52% of the comparison group → 52
  3. Change in leverage (1 - equity/assets) vs a year earlier: +2.4 pp → higher than 19% of the comparison group (lower is better) → 19
  4. Average of available items → fundamentals score 31.5

Not yet tested in our research.

Market backdrop: 41/100 (-2.2 points)

  1. India VIX in its 5-year range: 40 after inverting (lower India VIX → higher)
  2. Breadth vs its 5-year range → 5
  3. Yield curve vs its 5-year range → 79
  4. Average → backdrop score 41.3 (same for every stock)

Tested in our research: cross-asset indicators did not improve forecasts.

HCLTECH score history (weekly)

Week endingScoreBandTrendStabilityFundamentals
2026-10-2938Below average661331
2026-10-2334Below average61930
2026-10-1637Below average621131
2026-10-0938Below average631136
2026-10-0140Below average721137
2026-09-2538Below average61537
2026-09-1841Around average581137
2026-09-1136Below average50737
2026-09-0441Around average571137
2026-08-2841Around average54538
2026-08-2141Around average481138
2026-08-1441Around average481138

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Questions

What is HCL Technologies Ltd.'s (HCLTECH) Quantooo score today?

HCLTECH scores 38 out of 100 on 2026-10-29, below average among Nifty 50 stocks. It ranks 39th of 50 overall and 2nd of 4 in Information Technology. It was 35 a week earlier.

What raises and lowers HCLTECH's score?

Trend adds the most (66/100, +4.0 points) and stability weighs on it most (13/100, -9.2 points). The score is 50 plus each part's weighted distance from 50.

Is HCLTECH stock volatile right now?

Our volatility model (HAR) expects annualised swings of 28.3% over the next 20 trading days, against a normal level of 25.1% for HCLTECH: bumpier than usual for this stock. Its stability score is 13/100 compared with the other Nifty 50 stocks.

How are HCL Technologies Ltd.'s fundamentals changing?

Revenue growth vs a year earlier: +11.5%; Pre-tax-margin change (profit before tax / sales) vs a year earlier: +0.4 pp; Change in leverage (1 - equity/assets) vs a year earlier: +2.4 pp. Fundamentals score: 32/100. From the NSE results (nse ixbrl) filed 2026-10-12 (period to 2026-09-30).

Does the score predict HCLTECH's share price?

No. The score describes the stock's recent data; it is not a forecast of the share price. Our own tests found no reliable ability to rank stocks by future returns, and every test, including the failures, is published. Educational, not investment advice.

Sector: Information Technology. Data as of 2026-10-29. Scores describe data; they are not recommendations or predictions. Educational, not investment advice.