Vedanta shares climbed 4 percent in intraday trading on the BSE on October 9, a session after the board declared a first interim dividend of five rupees per share for the financial year ending March 2027. The stock opened at ₹255.60 against the previous close of ₹253.10 and touched ₹263.25, putting it on track to halt a two-day slide.
Dividend timetable and recent price history
The record date for the payout is set for Wednesday, October 14. Over the trailing twelve months the stock has gained 50 percent, having printed a 52-week high of ₹360.70 in late May and a low of ₹168.30 a year earlier. October has so far delivered a 1 percent advance following a 7 percent decline in September.
Fundamentals and the demerger catalyst
SMC Global Securities analyst Seema Srivastava cited a 152 percent year-on-year jump in Q1 FY27 net profit to ₹5,294 crore, an EBITDA margin of 57 percent and a net debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 0.3 times. She added that Zinc India recorded its highest-ever first-half refined metal output while Zinc International brought the Gamsberg Phase 2 expansion online. The ongoing demerger, she argued, could unlock standalone value across aluminium, oil and gas, power and base metals. Credit upgrades to AA+/Stable and a return on capital employed near 29 percent further underpin the case, though she flagged commodity cyclicality and supply-route disruptions at Fujairah as near-term headwinds.
Broker estimates and technical range
Motilal Oswal Financial Services, which maintains a neutral stance, projects Q2 FY27 net sales up 37.9 percent year-on-year, EBITDA up 85.4 percent and adjusted profit after tax up 137.4 percent. On the chart, Anand Rathi’s Jigar S. Patel places the stock in a ₹250-280 consolidation band with the relative strength index oscillating between 40 and 60. A sustained move above ₹280 would be needed to confirm fresh upside; until then the range holds.