Archive · 8 Nov 2025
Goldman Sachs Raises India Equities to Overweight on Growth Revival
Goldman Sachs, a major financial firm, has decided that Indian stocks are a good investment again.
They used to think India was not such a good bet, but now they believe India's economy will start growing faster.
This is because the government and the country's central bank are making helpful policies, and companies in India are expected to earn more money.
Foreign investors, who had pulled their money out of India, are starting to come back.
Goldman Sachs thinks the stock market could go up by about 14% by the end of 2026.
They especially like companies in areas like banking, consumer goods, technology, and defense.
They are less keen on drug companies, IT, industrial, and chemical sectors.
Goldman Sachs has upgraded India's equity rating to 'Overweight' from 'Underweight' due to expected growth revival.
The firm set a Nifty target of 29,000 by the end of 2026, indicating a potential 14% upside.
Key drivers for the upgrade include supportive government and RBI policies, improving corporate earnings, and normalized valuations.
Goldman Sachs favors sectors like financials, consumer, defense, TMT, and oil marketing companies, while being underweight on pharma, infotech, industrials, and chemicals.
The upgrade comes after a period where Indian markets underperformed other emerging markets, partly due to foreign investors selling off holdings.
- Who
- Goldman Sachs
- What
- Upgraded India equities to 'Overweight' with a Nifty target of 29,000 by end-2026, forecasting a 14% upside driven by earnings growth.
- When
- Published November 8, 2025; Target by end of 2026.
- Where
- India
- Why
- Growth revival prospects, supportive government and RBI policies, earnings revival, significant under-positioning by institutional investors, and normalized valuations.
Goldman Sachs' Previous Stance (Oct 2024)
Goldman Sachs' Current Stance (Nov 2025)
India Equity Rating
Goldman Sachs' Previous Stance (Oct 2024)
Downgraded India to 'underweight' due to stretched valuations and earnings slowdown.
Goldman Sachs' Current Stance (Nov 2025)
Upgraded India to 'overweight', citing growth supportive policies, earnings revival, and normalizing valuations.
Foreign Investor Flows
Goldman Sachs' Previous Stance (Oct 2024)
Foreign investors had net sold $30 billion in Indian equities over the past year, leading to near two-decade lows in foreign ownership.
Goldman Sachs' Current Stance (Nov 2025)
Observes recent reversals suggesting improving foreign risk appetite and flows as earnings recover.
Market Performance vs. Emerging Markets
Goldman Sachs' Previous Stance (Oct 2024)
MSCI India significantly underperformed MSCI EM in 2025 by around 25 percentage points, the biggest underperformance in two decades.
Goldman Sachs' Current Stance (Nov 2025)
Expects Indian equities to perform better over the coming year, driven by earnings growth and supportive policies.
- Analyst Firm
- Goldman Sachs
- Previous Rating (Oct 2024)
- Underweight
- Current Rating
- Overweight
- Nifty Target by End of 2026
- 29,000
- Projected Upside
- 14%
- Projected MSCI India Profit Growth (This Year)
- 10%
- Projected MSCI India Profit Growth (Next Year)
- 14%
- Projected Banking Sector Profit Growth (2026)
- 15%
Sources
'India's Growth To Be "North Of 6.8%': CEA V Anantha Nageswaran, Citing Improved Economic Momentum
India’s economy defies global headwinds, it’s a beacon of growth in a slowing world
National Manufacturing Mission a 'game changer', to roll out by Nov-end: NITI Aayog CEO - CNBC TV18
India-US BTA to receive a positive update by November end: NITI CEO - Economy News
FY26 GDP growth could exceed 6.8%: Chief economic adviser
‘India brightest spot in global economy’: NITI Aayog CEO says proposed Indo-US trade agreement front likely by Nov-end