Mid-Cap stocks show resilience and strong swing in June 2026
For the month of June 2026, Nifty Mid-Cap 100 was up 2.24% MOM and 4.43% up yoy. However, that was not the real mid-cap story. The actual story was in the resilience and the swing.
UNDERSTANDING THE REAL MID-CAP STORY OF JUNE 2026
For the month of June 2026, Nifty Mid-Cap 100 was up 2.24% MOM and 4.43% up yoy. However, that was not the real mid-cap story. The actual story was in the resilience and the swing. From the lows of the year, Nifty Mid-Cap 100 bounced 19.8%, and after touching its 52-week high, the index is less than 1% short of its peak levels. Here is our four-factor ranking model for Nifty Mid-Cap 100 stocks, ranked on combined rank score.
| Mid-Cap 100 Company | One-Month Return (%) | One-Year Return (%) | Bounce From Low (%) | Distance To Peak (%) | Combined Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURUSLABS | 10.34% | 101.59% | 130.07% | 0.37% | 3.00 |
| FEDERALBNK | 13.12% | 52.24% | 79.08% | 0.26% | 4.00 |
| NYKAA | 16.38% | 48.26% | 58.74% | 0.37% | 4.75 |
| RADICO | 13.72% | 57.44% | 58.64% | 0.51% | 7.00 |
| BHARATFORG | 12.77% | 63.63% | 94.99% | 4.12% | 8.00 |
| LTF | 16.36% | 52.75% | 62.04% | 4.39% | 9.50 |
| ABCAPITAL | 11.78% | 43.48% | 61.60% | 1.67% | 10.00 |
| PHOENIXLTD | 17.71% | 34.38% | 43.24% | 0.81% | 11.25 |
| AUROPHARMA | 9.39% | 35.01% | 53.86% | 1.60% | 13.50 |
| AUBANK | 8.15% | 29.06% | 54.80% | 2.18% | 14.25 |
| IDEA | 1.91% | 91.89% | 135.78% | 5.93% | 15.25 |
| GMRAIRPORT | 14.14% | 26.71% | 35.02% | 2.30% | 17.00 |
| OFSS | 5.97% | 22.58% | 75.83% | 2.78% | 17.00 |
| PRESTIGE | 19.96% | 4.48% | 53.52% | 7.75% | 17.00 |
| PAYTM | 13.12% | 30.72% | 36.25% | 12.33% | 22.00 |
| GVT&D | 1.03% | 102.27% | 113.25% | 14.51% | 22.25 |
| POLYCAB | 1.06% | 42.33% | 51.80% | 4.87% | 22.75 |
| BHEL | -2.01% | 54.45% | 96.23% | 5.27% | 25.50 |
| MOTILALOFS | 10.64% | 11.95% | 55.81% | 12.67% | 26.00 |
| GROWW | 7.96% | 0.00% | 83.93% | 9.33% | 26.25 |
HOW WE RANKED THE MID-CAP OUTPERFORMERS
- The ranking above was done on a combination of short-term and long-term factors. 1-Month Returns and Proximity to peak price represent short term factors.
- The long-term factors include 1-Year returns and the bounce from the lows of the year; with the latter indicating resilience of the particular stock.
- Once the best stocks are ranked on these 4 categories, the average rank is computed and the best average ranks are shown in the table to give a 360-degree picture.
READING BETWEEN THE LINES OF MID-CAP RANKINGS JUNE 2026?
- The top-20 stocks had an average 1-month return of 10.2% and average 1-year return of 45.3%. If you look at the bounce from lows of these 20 stocks, it stood at an impressive level of 71.7%, while the swing from peak averaged a modest 4.7%.
- The most prominent sector in the top-20 is Financial Inclusion sector with 7 stocks in the list including Federal Bank, L&T Finance, AB Capital, AU Bank, Paytm, MOSL, and Groww. These are domestic stories reflecting greater risk channelling of savings.
- Another key sector in the top-20 was the power equipment space with 3 stocks viz, GE Vernova T&D, Polycab, and BHEL. With a massive shortfall in power equipment supplies domestically, quality electrical goods stocks are at a premium.
- Healthcare and Realty also had a mid-cap representation. Laurus and Aurobindo Pharma gained on their CDMO push, while Phoenix and Prestige were plays on the rapidly expanding demand for premium housing across India.
- If you look at mid-cap stocks on 1-month returns; 68 stocks gave positive returns and 32 stocks gave negative returns. On 1-year returns; only 47 stocks have given positive returns, indicating that recent momentum in mid-caps is more favourable.
- Finally, a quick look at the stocks ranked low down among mid-caps in overall rank. It includes IT stocks like KPIT, Tata Elxsi, and Persistent. It also includes customer facing stocks like Patanjali, Swiggy, IRCTC, Jubilant Foods, SBI Cards, and Godfrey Philips.
Much of the good news in mid-caps seems to be of recent origin, due to alpha hunting.
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