Yes Bank Stock Rises 0.30% in Early Trade: 45% Q4 Profit Boost Fuels Positive Sentiment

Mumbai, April 20: Yes Bank shares traded strong on Monday morning, opening up 0.30 per cent at ₹20.25 on the stock exchanges at 11:13 am. The stock gained ₹0.06 over its previous closing price of ₹20.19. It opened at ₹20.64 and touched an intra-day high of ₹20.71 but saw some profit booking at higher levels and declined to ₹20 as the session low.

Price took a sharp upward spike intraday but quickly came down and corrected partially which seems like a positive consolidation pattern commonly seen in stocks responding to significant news. Market capitalization of the bank was ₹63,530 crore at the time of writing and the stock was trading at a PE ratio of 20.09. Buoyed by strong Q4 results announced on Saturday, April 18 where the bank’s profits rose 45% year-over-year to ₹1,082 crore investors seem positive ahead of trading on Monday.

Trading in 5 sessions

Over the past five trading sessions, the stock has shown a steady and encouraging upward trajectory, gaining ₹1.00 or 5.19% over the period. The 5-day chart reveals that the stock was trading around the ₹19.30 levels as recently as last Tuesday before climbing through ₹19.50 and ₹19.80 on Wednesday and Thursday, touching ₹20.09 by the close of Friday, April 17.

Yes Bank stock in the past one week. Source: NSE

The chart’s steady upward slope through April 16 and 17 suggests that the pre-results optimism was already building up among investors. The stock’s 52-week high stands at ₹24.30 and the 52-week low at ₹17.20, giving it considerable headroom for further upside if the results momentum sustains.

52-week High is ₹24.30 and 52-week Low is ₹17.20.

Month-wise movement comparison shows that Yes Bank is one of those private sector banks which has quietly outperformed in the last month. The stock has gained ₹1.69 or 9.10% in this period. It had opened the month around ₹18.58 on March 20, saw a dip to monthly lows close to ₹17.20 in the last week of March. But managed to move up considerably in the month of April crossing the ₹20 mark comfortably.

Quarterly Results

In a stellar quarter Yes Bank reported Q4FY26 results on Saturday. Profit for the quarter grew 45.3% year-on-year to ₹1,082 crore, from ₹744.53 crore in Q4FY25. Net Interest Income (NII) grew 15.9% to ₹2,632.57 crore. Gross NPA ratio improved to 1.3% as against 1.6% in Q4FY25. Net NPA too fell sharply to touch a historical low of 0.2% for the quarter. For FY26, consolidated net profit grew 43.6% to ₹3,511.71 crore.

Source:

• https://www.nseindia.com/get-quote/equity/YESBANK/Yes-Bank-Limited