'Can't book profits in stock markets. Need help'

'One of my main concerns is not able to book profits when my stocks are in positive. I am unsure whether to stay or leave and most often i keep staying.'

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:

Anivish khanna: I am a new investor in the stock market like many others during this pandemic. Actually i started investing last year only. Till now i have many stocks in my portfolio and i am a long term investor with average risk taking ability. One of my main concerns is not able to book profits when my stocks are in positive. I am unsure whether to stay or leave and most often i keep staying. 

I also want you to advice of possible to let me know if i can tweak my portfolio a little. Like, selling one or two shares that i hold and buying more of what i already hold. (If this counts as a good decision). I am sharing a list of stocks that i hold and i would like to have your view on the following. I hope to receive a positive response from your side as soon as possible.

 Ajit Mishra:

1) Yes Bank 10000 shares @30 (After averaging) – Risky bet, Exit if not under lock in

2) Varun Beverages 175 shares @560 - Hold

3) Tcs 20 shares @2260 - Hold

4) Sundaram Clayton 40 shares @1734 - Hold

5) Nbcc 2000 shares @39 - Exit

6) Ncc 3000 shares @60- Exit

7) Polycab 40 shares @786- Hold

8) MGL 120 shares @976- Hold

9) Icici prulife 150 shares @360- Hold

10) Bajaj Auto 30 shares @2860- Hold

11) Bajaj Finance 110 shares @2910- Hold

12) Bata India 75 shares @1189- Hold

13) Bharti Airtel 400 shares @541- Hold

14) Brittania 155 shares @2616- Hold

15) Canara Bank 900 shares @105 - Exit

16) Divis lab 200 shares @2360- Hold

17) HEG 250 Shares @1086-Exit

18) Icici Bank 300 shares @353- Hold

19) RIL PP 20 shares @1400- Hold

Anand Sharma: Please suggest on following stock

Ajit Mishra:

1. IOC 200 share @ ₹ 203.50/-- Hold

2. JSW steel 40 share @ ₹ 383/-- Hold

3. M&M 41 share @ ₹ 696.12/-- Hold

4. Reliance 35 share @ ₹ 903/-- Hold

5. Reliance PP 3 share @ ₹ 314.25/-- Hold

6. VEDL 102 share @ ₹ 211.88/-- Prefer Hindalco, Tata Steel

7. Yes bank 65 share @ ₹ 36.02/-- Exit if not under lock in

NITA: OVER THE MORE THAN 20 YEARS ACCUMULATED FOLLOWING SHARES .PLEASE ADVISE. WANT TO RESUFFLE.

Ajit Mishra: 

EDELWEISS@80@ 48 -- Hold
CPSEETF. 396 @28- Hold

GAIL@34 @ 130 - Hold

GEOJIT 50@112- - Hold

HUB TOWN@6. @560- Exit

HUDCO@200@60 - Exit

JSW STEEL 30@288 - Hold

ISIBARS. 200 @ 10 – Exit

NTPC@120@ 115 - Hold

NTPC N 7@100@13.31 - Hold

LT 60@ 850 - Hold

ONGC. 150@ 148 - Hold

POWER GRID 125@ 110 - Hold

PRAJ IND. 95@. 122 - - Hold

RCOM@229@564 - Exit

REL INFRA. 12 @. 0 - Exit

RHFL@8 @. 0 - Exit

REL CAPITAL. 8 @ 0- Exit

R POWER 195 @ 141 - Exit

VEDL. 10@333 – Prefer Hindalco, Tata steel

SUN PHARMA. 100 @630 Hold

TATA MOTOR DVR 100@ 202 - Hold for atleast 2-3 years

WOCKPHARMA. 50 @ 713 - Hold

Jay Krishnan Nayanar: Can you advise me on the following stocks that I hold:

Ajit Mishra:

1.Adani Enterprises- 14 at Rs 274 - Hold

2.Deepak Nitrite - 100 at Rs 840- Hold

3.Divis Lab - 50 at Rs 3160- Hold

4.GMR Infra- 300 at Rs 22 - Exit

5.IRCTC- 50 at Rs 1358- Hold

6.Wipro -110 at Rs Rs 310- Hold

Ankit Shah: Please suggest if I need to hold/exit below stocks.

Ajit Mishra:

Federal Bank - 500 shares @54.39 - Hold
RBL Bank - 100 shares @181.90- Hold
South Indian Bank - 2000 shares @7.82- Exit
Yes Bank - 306 shares @17.35 – Exit if not under lock in
Varun Beverages - 15 shares @700.45- Hold
India Cements - 100 shares @130.65- Hold
Castrol India - 200 shares @129.60- Hold
RIL- 10 shares @2331.25- Hold
Adani Green Energy - 30 shares @686.25 - Exit

Amit Choudhari: I have 1350 shares of SBI at avg price 204.5; also 45 shares of HDFC @ 1758. I bought this in SEP First week, What should i do? I am OK to hold them as currently i don't need money. Please Advice.

Ajit Mishra: One can hold both these stocks for long term.

Dia ias: Hoping to hear from you soon. I'm holding following shares please suggest to hold or exit:

1. Ashokley 2000 shares @ 95 - - Hold

2. Axis Bank 50 @ 440- Hold

3. BDL 50 @ 470- Hold

4. EXIDEIND 200 @ 25- Hold 8

5. HAL 50 @ 950- Hold

6. HDFC BANK 50 @ 12- Hold 00

7. ICICIBANK 50 @ 382- Hold

8. INFY 10 @ 840- Hold

9. IOC 100 @ 95- Hold

10. L&TFH 100 @ 72- Hold

11. NALCO 50 @ 250- Hold

12. RAMCOCEM 10 @ 685- Hold

13. RIL 30 @ 2000- Hold

14. ROSSARI 10 @ 665- Hold

15. RVNL 100 @ 22- Exit

16. SBI CARDS 50 @ 765- Hold

17. SPIC 100 @ 22 - - Hold

18. TATA STEEL 20 @ 440- Hold

19. WIPRO 20 @ 260- Hold

20. YESBANK 600 @ 14- Exit if not under lock in

21. KOKUYOCMLN 60 @ 66- Exit

22. ONGC 100 @ 80 - Hold

23. Chalet 50 @ 167 - Exit

24. PRESTIGE 10 @ 278- Hold

25. DLF 50 @ 167- Exit

26. CINELINE 50 @ 32 - Exit

27. EKC 50 @ 32 - Exit

28. NFL 100 @ 39 - Exit

29. SHREDIGCEM 100 @ 57 - Hold

30. CONFIPET 100 @22.5 - Exit

31. SUZLON 200 @ 5 - Ext

Shekhar Dahiya: Please advise me on reliance infra Purchase at 37 ; Current price 23; Amount invested 1 lac. 

Ajit Mishra: Exit.

Ganesh Srinivasan: Please advice on below shares, whether to hold or exit.

Ajit Mishra:

Arshita Singhvi: I have below shares in portfolio all in loss. Please suggest either hold/exit. If hold, for how long? Also, please suggest shares to buy for short term and long term.

Ajit Mishra:

Vikas Multicorporation @21 - Exit
Yes Bank @16- Exit
Kuantam papers @68- Exit

Ankit Mathur: Please suggest appropriate actions for the portfolio.

Objectives:

1. Looking for consolidating it to 20-25 stocks 

2. Investment for 2-5 years

Ajit Mishra:

Sakeer Husain: I am a new investor in the stock market, I bought the following scripts, please suggest to hold or sell and please suggest new stock for long term -5+years.

Ajit Mishra:

BHEL 100@ 37/- - Exit

COAL INDIA @125.1- Exit

TNPETRO 250 @ 40.43- Exit

YES BANK@ 16.06- Exit if not under lock in

Shaurya Ruhil: Dear Mr Ajit Mishra, I am holding below shares, request to let me know if I should add, hold or exit

Ajit Mishra:

Yes Bank - Exit

Triveni Engineering- Exit

Meghmani Organics Hold

Tata Motors – Hold for atleast 2-3 years

Dollar industry - Exit

KRBL - Exit

Parag Milk - Exit

Rajesh Exports - Exit

Vodafone Idea - Exit

Alok- Exit

Future consumer- Exit

appu navalagi: Please suggest I have holded the below shares exit or hold

Ajit Mishra:

Axis bank 300qty at 480 - Hold

Sbi bank 300qty at 210- Hold

Avantifeed 150qty at 515- Hold

Vishal Sharma: I am new invester and want to buy share with an horizon on 3-5 years. I have purchased 100 share each of these companies. Should I add more of these shares in my portfolio. Plz suggest some good share for a horizon of 3-5 years.

Ajit Mishra:

1)Granules India Limited @ Rs 365 each - Hold

2)Vishal fabrics ltd @ Rs 311 each. - Exit

UTTAM PRAKASH: I have bought 100 shares of Federal bank @ 108. Should I hold or Exit.

Ajit Mishra: Hold

Puja Vipin: Please give your view on:

Ajit Mishra:

mahabank @ 15.50- 1000 qty - Exit

Dhanbank@ 14.60- 1500qty- Exit

Midhani @ 224-1000qty- Hold

Spic @ 24- 1500 qty- Hold

Prashant Ojha: Below is the shared which I hold since 2016. Pls suggest on that as I have buyed consideration of long term.

Ajit Mishra:

ASHOK LEYLAND LIMITED-330 - Hold

BAJAJ FINANCE LIMITED-10- Hold

BAJAJ FINSERV LIMITED -1- Hold

BANDHAN BANK LIMITED -103- Hold

CSB BANK LIMITED-20- Hold

EICHER MOTORS LIMITED-1- Hold 0

FUTURE RETAIL LIMITED -100- Exit

GENERAL INSURANCE - Exit

CORPORATION OF INDIA-128 - Exit

GRAPHITE INDIA LIMITED -20 - Exit

HDFC BANK LIMITED-60- Hold

HDFC LIFE INSURANCE-52- Hold

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED-1- Hold

ICICI BANK LIMITED-10- Hold

ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL- Hold

INSURANCE COMPANY ltd-2

ICICI PRUDENTIAL LIFE- Hold

INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED-4

IDFC FIRST BANK LIMITED-300 - Exit

INFO EDGE (INDIA) LIMITED -4 - Hold

EQUITY SHARES 4

JAI CORP LIMITED -400 - Exit

MOTHERSON SUMI SYSTEMS-200- Hold for atleast 2-3 years

NIPPON LIFE INDIA ASSET-10- Hold

PIRAMAL ENTERPRISES Ltd-20- Hold

RBL BANK LIMITED-10- Hold

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES-70- Hold

SBI CARDS & PAYMENT-25- Hold

SBI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY-5- Hold

THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE-108 - Exit

ZEE ENTERTAINMENT-40 - Exit

Sahil Mahajan: I have the following shares, please suggest.

Ajit Mishra:

Ashok Leyland 1350@86 - Hold

Atul 3@4478 - Hold

D-Link india. 220@125 - Exit

Federal bank@280@82 - Hold

Greaves cotton. 50@86- Exit

Gsfc 350@86 - Exit

SBIN@60@212- Hold

NBCC. 220@53- Exit

Manaksiea Steel@200@45 - Exit

J&k Bank 200@29- Exit

Murli Gaggar: After looking at the moving averages of 50 and 200 DMA I purchased the below mentioned stocks for horizon of 1 year from Sep'20. I also apply supertrend will purchasing stocks.

Ajit Mishra:

Insecticide@520@50 - Hold

IDBi@44@500 - Exit

Dhanuka@730@50 Exit

Xelpmoc 300@163 - Exit

PVR@ 1290@45 - Hold

Saksoft. 315@25 - Exit

RBL. 198@100 - Hold

Vivek Brahmavar: Buy/hold/exit?

Ajit Mishra:

Dabur: avg buy price:455 - Hold
Berger:avg buy price:500 - Hold
Huhtamaki ppl: avg buy price: 245 - Hold

arjun satish: I have the following query: Should I average it or sell at current levels, the following stocks. Could you also suggest some companies with good fundamentals in Pharma and power sector for long term perspective

Ajit Mishra:

•  South Indian Bank 455 @ 13.48rs -Exit
• Arvind Fashions - 13 @ 798rs-Exit
• Federal Bank - 45 @ 81.8rs- Hold
• DhanBank - 210 @ 22.39-Exit
• VGuard - 10 @ 191rs -Exit
• Lemon Tree - 200 @ 44.28 rs-Exit
• Airtel - 5 @ 584 rs - Hold

dheeraj verma: I have 323 shares of yes bank @13.33. what should I do? when should i sell it.I am new to stock market

Ajit Mishra: Exit if not under lock in.

Vasanthkumar Shenoy: Following are my holding.Kindly advice which one are to be disposed off and on which shares I can reinvest.

Ajit Mishra:

Aarti drugs. -6 - Hold

Aarti ind -5- Hold

ADF FOOD 50- Hold

AIMCO PESTICIDE 150Exit

AJANTA PHARMA 10 - Hold

ANUP ENGG 50 - Exit

APLL LTD 40 - Hold

APCO TEX 100 - Exit

APOLLO PIPES - Exit

ARIES 100 Exit

AVANTI FOOD 50 -Hold

BALAJI AMINS 50 Hold

BALASORE LOYS 300 Exit

BHARAT DYNAMICS 50 - Hold

BHARAT FORGE 25 - Hold

BODAL CHEM 100 - Exit

BROWN PHARMA 201 – Exit

CORAL LAB 50 - Exit

DBL 20 - Exit

GULSHSN POLY 100 - Exit

INSECTISIDE 100- Hold

KEC 50 - Hold

KIOCL 100 Exit

KOLTE PATIL 50 - Exit

KPR MILLS 80 - Exit

LAMBODHARA SPIN 100 - Exit

LYKA LAB 50 - Exit

MANGALORE CHEM AND FER 50 - Exit

MIRZA 100 - Exit

MOIL 6P - Hold

MONTECARLO 50 - Exit

NAHAR SPINNG 100- Exit

NATIONAL ALUMINIUM 200 - Hold

NDL 300 - Exit

NELCAST 200 Exit

SHARADA CROP 100 - Hold

I have few more shares all are invested for long term.

I am in this field for last more than 30 years. I need your expert advice . 

I want to invest in pharma sbd IT stockS by disposing off some of the above shares please advice.

saurav sood: Iam investing in stocks from Aug 2020. I have moderate risk profile and long term horizon of 10 to 15 years. My holdings are as follows.

PLEASE REVIEW AND LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN I ADD AND HOW MUCH? ALSO IF I NEED STOPLOSS FOR LONG TERM INVESTING

Ajit Mishra:

ABFRL 50@153.4 - Exit

AXISBANK. 17@475.5 - Hold

BAJAJFINSV. 2@6310- Hold

BAJAJHLDNG@3@2624- Hold

BDL@ 25@310- Hold

BHARTIARTL. 10@4- Hold 97

CHOLAHLDNG. 20@421- Hold

COLPAL@5@1418.5- Hold

DISHTV 100@11.95 Exit

EIHOTEL@ 50@93.5- Exit

FEDERALBNK. 100. 60.5- Hold

FRETAIL@140. 142 - Exit

GODFRYPHLP@8@1000- Hold

HDFC@ 5@1784- Hold

HDFCBANK@21 1064- Hold

HINDUUNILVR@3@2034- Hold

ICICIBANK@ 50@389- Hold

INDHOTEL@ 50@103- Hold

INOXLEISUR. 20@286- Hold

IOC. 110@88- Hold

ITC. 100. 195- Hold

JKPAPER@50. 98 - Exit

LT@14. 902- Hold

MARUTI@5@6860- Hold

NTPC@ 50. 96- Hold

POWERGRID. 50. 17- Hold 5

PVR 7 1353- Hold

RAYMOND 20 292.5 - Exit

RITES 20 241 - Hold

RUPA 3 211 - Exit

SBILIFE 6 852- Hold

SBIN 100 225- Hold

SCI 75 59 - Exit

SMLISUZU 10 462 - - Exit

SPICEJET 100 54 – Hold, but look to exit after decent returns

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