Synopsis:
Several monopoly stocks are currently trading at a discount of up to 34 percent from their 52-week highs, attracting investor attention. These market leaders present a potential opportunity to buy quality businesses at more attractive valuations.
A few monopoly-strength companies with dominant market positions are currently trading significantly below their 52-week highs. This decline has drawn investor attention, as it could present an opportunity to accumulate quality businesses at more attractive valuations. However, it also raises questions about whether these counters are genuine value picks or potential value traps in the current market environment.
Below are the list of monopoly stocks trading at a discount
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd
Indian Energy Exchange Limited (IEX), incorporated in 2007 and based in Noida, operates an automated trading platform for electricity, renewable energy, and certificates. Its offerings include the Day-Ahead Market, Term-Ahead Market, Real-Time Market, Green Day-Ahead Market, Green-Term Ahead Market, and Cross-Border Electricity Trade, enabling digital registration, web-based bidding, market data insights, and financial reconciliation. The platform facilitates flexible power trading across intraday, daily, weekly, and renewable contracts, supporting both domestic and regional energy markets.
With a market capitalization of Rs. 12,696.81 crores, Indian Energy Exchange Ltd, currently trading at Rs. 142.39, which is at a discount of 33.9 percent from its 52-week high of Rs. 215.40.
At the moment, the company’s P/E ratio is 28.2x lower as compared to its industry P/E 64.4x. The company’s ROE and ROCE are 40.5 percent and 53.6 percent respectively, and the D/E ratio of 0.01, indicates the company’s financial performance.
The company’s Q2 FY26 performance showed steady improvement, with revenue rising to Rs. 152 crore, up 9.4 percent YoY from Rs. 139 crore and 8.6 percent QoQ from Rs. 140 crore. Profit also strengthened, coming in at Rs. 122 crore, reflecting a 15.1 percent YoY increase from Rs. 106 crore and a 7.9 percent QoQ rise compared to Rs. 113 crore. Overall, both revenue and profitability displayed healthy momentum on yearly and sequential bases.
Coal India Ltd
Coal India Limited, founded in 1973 and headquartered in Kolkata, is India’s largest coal producer, supplying coking, semi-coking, and non-coking coal for steel, power, cement, and various industrial uses. The company also offers washed coal, coke, coal by-products, and engages in coal mining, gasification, mineral exploration consultancy, and renewable energy projects.
With a market capitalization of Rs. 2,32,088.35 crores, Coal India Ltd, currently trading at Rs. 376.55, which is at a discount of 11.92 percent from its 52-week high of Rs. 427.45.
At the moment, the company’s P/E ratio is 7.4x lower as compared to its industry P/E 11.7x. The company’s ROE and ROCE are 38.9 percent and 48 percent respectively, and the D/E ratio of 0.13, indicates the company’s financial performance.
The company reported Q2 FY26 revenue of Rs. 30,187 crore, declining 3.2 percent YoY from Rs. 31,182 crore and falling 15.8 percent QoQ from Rs. 35,842 crore. Profit also weakened, coming in at Rs. 4,263 crore, down 32.1 percent YoY versus Rs. 6,275 crore and sharply lower 51.2 percent QoQ compared to Rs. 8,734 crore, indicating significant margin pressure both annually and sequentially.
Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd
Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), founded in 1999 and headquartered in New Delhi, provides catering, hospitality, internet ticketing, travel, and packaged drinking water services for Indian Railways. It operates across four key segments: Catering & Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, Internet Ticketing, and Packaged Drinking Water. The company manages on-board catering for premium and mail/express trains, runs food plazas, kitchens, lounges, and railway accommodation facilities. IRCTC also offers domestic and international tour packages, corporate travel, charter services, event management, and adventure tourism. Additionally, it sells packaged drinking water under the Rail Neer brand and operates its own tourism portal, irctctourism.com.
With a market capitalization of Rs. 55,024.00 crores, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd, currently trading at Rs. 687.80, which is at a discount of 20 percent from its 52-week high of Rs. 859.70.
At the moment, the company’s P/E ratio is 41.2x higher as compared to its industry P/E 40x. The company’s ROE and ROCE are 37.2 percent and 49 percent respectively, and the D/E ratio of 0.03, indicates the company’s financial performance.
The company reported Q2 FY26 revenue of Rs. 1,146 crore, up 7.7 percent YoY from Rs. 1,064 crore but down 1.2 percent QoQ versus Rs. 1,160 crore. Profit came in at Rs. 342 crore, rising 11.0 percent YoY from Rs. 308 crore and improving 3.6 percent QoQ compared to Rs. 330 crore, reflecting stronger profitability despite a marginal sequential dip in revenue.
Computer Age Management Services Ltd
Computer Age Management Services (CAMS), founded in 1988 and based in Chennai, is a leading registrar and transfer agent serving India’s financial sector. It offers digital platforms for mutual fund investors, distributors, and institutions, including MF Central, myCAMS, edge360, and GOCorp. The company also provides solutions for digital lending, eKYC, wealth management onboarding, AI-driven analytics (Think360.ai), insurance services (Bima Central, Policy Genie), account aggregation (CAMSfinserv), pension services (eNPS), payment solutions (CAMSPay), and automated reconciliation (Recon Dynamix), along with digital transformation support through Fintuple.
With a market capitalization of Rs. 19,427.20 crores, Computer Age Management Services Ltd, currently trading at Rs. 3,922.40, which is at a discount of 26.92 percent from its 52-week high of Rs. 5,367.50.
At the moment, the company’s P/E ratio is 44.2x lower as compared to its industry P/E 52.4x. The company’s ROE and ROCE are 43.9 percent and 54.8 percent respectively, and the D/E ratio of 0.06, indicates the company’s financial performance.
The company posted Q2 FY26 revenue of Rs. 354 crore, up 3.5 percent YoY from Rs. 342 crore and 6 percent QoQ versus Rs. 334 crore. Profit came in at Rs. 111 crore, declining 3.5 percent YoY from Rs. 115 crore but rising 5.7 percent QoQ over Rs. 105 crore, indicating steady sequential improvement despite a slight annual dip in earnings.
Written by Akshay Sanghavi
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