May 18, 2026

Top Stock Picks 2026 | Live Portfolio Tracker

This is a curated list of the most promising large-cap, small and mid-cap stocks to buy as recommended by Axis Securities. These are high-conviction stocks. There is a brief commentary given on each stock which explains the rationale for choosing the stocks in the list of top stock picks.

The list can be viewed here in case some of the details are not visible on this webpage. Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WD9vAcimkIBHoIWB0cIZnu1EcTrcb8ZhIe_nMlPDA3M/edit?usp=sharing

Ticker
Name
Chart (10 years)
Chart (1 year)
Price
PE Ratio
EPS
%-change
(1 month)
%-change
(6 months)
%-change
(12 months)
52 week high
52 week low
BAJFINANCEBajaj Finance Ltd922.0030.22 x30.510.46%-9.93%-0.39%1102.5787.9
SBINState Bank of India938.8010.3 x91.16-18.01%-3.58%15.32%1234.7779.1
KOTAKBANKKotak Mahindra Bank Ltd Fully Paid Ord. Shrs391.4520.19 x19.393.13%-6.94%-7.87%453.2345.5
BHARTIARTLBharti Airtel Ltd1,937.1043.66 x44.374.70%-10.95%6.13%2174.51740.5
DMARTAvenue Supermarts Ltd4,304.0094.32 x45.63-7.00%7.13%2.26%4949.53529
MAXHEALTHMax Healthcare Institute Ltd1,059.2072.91 x14.534.52%-5.43%-12.16%1314.3903
LGEINDIALG Electronics India Ltd1,524.9059.25 x25.74-4.54%-6.51%#N/A17491304.1
NESTLEINDNestle India Ltd1,428.0078.68 x18.159.92%11.41%15.69%1498.11084.7
ETERNALEternal Ltd240.81617.46 x0.39-5.84%-27.13%1.15%368.45212.6
DALBHARATDalmia Bharat Ltd1,713.1028.18 x60.78-15.69%-16.22%-20.48%2496.31675.1
UJJIVANSFBUjjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd54.3515.48 x3.51-5.63%2.54%17.31%6841.32
CHALETChalet Hotels Ltd785.1526.65 x29.46-0.30%-11.49%-17.03%1082691.35
MINDACORPMinda Corporation Ltd516.0042.74 x12.07-4.25%-15.36%-0.23%619.95445.05
NAVINFLUORNavin Fluorine International Limited6,910.5052.97 x130.476.35%12.79%37.64%72004189.4
KPILKalpataru Projects International Ltd1,235.00#N/A#N/A-0.53%1.72%9.61%1335.61007.1

The detailed rationale for each stock along with the price targets can be read in Axis Securities’ research report