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AMBUJACEM Ambuja Cements Ltd. — Smart-Money Activity, F&O Buildup & Bulk Deals

Sector: Construction Materials
₹ 414.50
+0.85%
1-year price · range ₹401–₹592

Smart Money Verdict synthesis of derivatives, deals, and promoter files

Derivatives signal Long Buildup
Derivative traders are adding fresh longs (OI up +1.5%) on price strength (+1.4%).

Ambuja Cements Ltd. — Analysis as of 2026-08-11

Where the stock stands

Ambuja Cements Ltd. trades as AMBUJACEM in the Construction Materials sector; that sector tag is all this evidence pack says about the business.

The pack, dated 11 August 2026, shows the stock last at 424.0 rupees, down 1.59% from a previous close of 430.85, as the Nifty fell 0.46%. One seam is worth naming: the price block is live, while the technicals block is stamped to the 10 August close of 430.85, so the ratios and flags below describe that earlier level.

Over longer windows the slide has flattened. The one-week return is down about 2.9%, one-month down 1.2% and three-month down 1.7%, while the one-year return is down 28.5%. The stock sits 29.0% under its 52-week high of 606.85 and 9.35% above its 52-week low of 394.0. The pack supplies a P/E of 23.94, a price-to-book of 1.77, EPS of 17.71 and a dividend yield of 0.47%, without stating the basis behind them.

What the smart-money flow shows

This is where the pack is emptiest, and the honest answer matters more than a manufactured one. There are no derivatives fields at all - no open interest, no long buildup or short buildup (fresh futures positions opened as the price rises or falls), no options data. There are no bulk or block deal records, no FII or DII flow lines, no institutional buying or selling streaks, and no insider filings.

Those fields are absent rather than empty, and the difference matters. An empty list would be a record saying nothing was dealt or filed; absent keys mean the data never reached this pack. So nothing here establishes that institutions were quiet, only that they cannot be seen from these fields.

The one flow-adjacent number is relative volume of 0.7: turnover ran at roughly seven-tenths of its recent norm, a quiet tape rather than a crowded one, carrying the same 10 August caveat as the rest of the technicals block. The nearest thing to an institutional voice is a report from NDTV Profit about 40 days ago, saying a brokerage had upgraded its rating - a published opinion, not money changing hands.

The technical picture

The 14-day RSI - a momentum gauge whose midpoint is 50 - reads 48.3, close to neutral. The stock is flagged above its 50-day moving average and below its 200-day, with neither a golden cross nor a death cross recorded: a short-term steadying inside a longer downtrend that has not resolved.

That above-50-day flag, though, was computed on the 430.85 close, and the live quote is 1.59% under it. The pack does not recompute the flag, so whether it still holds at 424 is not a question these fields answer.

Catalysts and what to watch

Six NSE filings appear, each tagged bullish by whatever classifier grouped them - a mechanical label, not a judgment. Two are commissioning-of-project intimations, lodged on 10 and 11 August with identical wording, so they may be one event and its follow-up rather than two. Three more, dated 29, 30 and 31 July, are updates on the scheme of amalgamation involving ACC Limited, and a sixth, from 22 July, concerns a similar scheme involving Orient Cement Limited.

The news feed is dominated by the Q1FY27 result, reported 13 to 14 days before the pack date, and the accounts differ in emphasis: scanx.trade reported net profit falling 37% to 660 crore rupees on soft demand, Reuters framed the same quarterly decline around higher costs, and CNBC TV18 reported the topline missing estimates while operations improved. No financial-statement fields sit in the pack, so none of that can be checked here.

The data establishes a stock near the low end of a twelve-month range after a 28.5% annual decline, on below-normal volume, with an amalgamation process and project commissionings in its filings. It does not establish who is on either side of the trade.

Written from the exchange and price data shown on this page — F&O positioning, deals, insider filings, catalysts, technicals and valuation. Updated 2026-08-11. Data-driven analysis, not investment advice.

F&O Positioning EOD derivatives setup

Buildup Class
Long Buildup
bias: bullish
Futures OI
93,576,000
+1362000 (+1.5%)
Option PCR (OI)
0.50
heavy call writing
Max Pain Strike
₹ 430
writer loss minimized strike

Quote Details key metrics & weights

Previous Close
₹ 411.00
yesterday's EOD close
Index Contribution
not a Nifty 50 constituent
Traded Volume
5,526,988
live shares traded today
Upcoming Earnings
no report scheduled

Technical Snapshot from 400 sessions of price history

RSI (14)
38.2
neutral momentum
52-Week High
₹ 600.80
-31.6% from high
52-Week Low
₹ 394.00
+4.3% above low
200-DMA
₹ 477.83
-14.0% · below trend
50-DMA
₹ 428.33
-4.0% from 50-DMA
1-Year Return
-30.3%
1M -4.6%

Key Fundamentals headline ratios · Basic Materials

P/E (TTM)
23.0
price / earnings
P/B
1.7
price / book
ROE
return on equity
Market Cap
₹ 102,996 Cr
total market value
Dividend Yield
0.48%
trailing yield
EPS (TTM)
₹ 18.00
earnings per share

Fundamental ratios sourced from public market data, refreshed periodically; verify against company filings before relying on them.

Institutional Deals last 30 sessions (bulk & block)

No institutional bulk or block deals recorded for this stock in the last 30 sessions.

Broker Calls as reported · last 120 days

DateBrokerageCallTargetSource
2026-08-17 Bernstein Upgrade · Outperform NDTV Profit
2026-08-16 Bernstein Upgrade · Outperform NDTV Profit
2026-08-15 Bernstein Upgrade · Outperform NDTV Profit
2026-08-14 Bernstein Upgrade · Outperform NDTV Profit
2026-08-13 Bernstein Upgrade · Outperform NDTV Profit
2026-08-12 Bernstein Upgrade · Outperform NDTV Profit
2026-08-11 Bernstein Upgrade · Outperform NDTV Profit
2026-08-03 Nomura Buy ₹500 Moneycontrol.com
2026-08-02 Nomura Buy ₹500 Moneycontrol.com
2026-08-01 Nomura Buy ₹500 Moneycontrol.com
2026-07-31 Nomura Buy ₹500 Moneycontrol.com
2026-07-30 Nomura Buy ₹500 Moneycontrol.com
Analyst calls as reported in the business press — collected and matched by Strota, not recommendations. Targets are the reporting publication's figures.

Insider & Promoter Filings last 60 days

No insider disclosures filed for this stock in the last 60 days.

Option Chain Ladder nearest expiry 2026-08-25 · spot 411 · EOD 2026-08-20

Option writers expect range between 500 and 430+4.6% upside, +21.6% downside.
unbalanced
Call OI (writers) Strike Put OI (writers)
1,200 -6k
IV 31% Δ 0.99 θ -0.1 ν 0
380
85,200 -4k
10,800
IV 215% Δ 0.66 θ -4.3 ν 0
385
55,200
28,800
390
224,400 +2k
1,200
IV 193% Δ 0.62 θ -4.0 ν 0
395
106,800 -3k
268,800 -64k
IV 31% Δ 0.81 θ -0.5 ν 0
400
655,200 -60k
IV 24% Δ -0.13 θ -0.3 ν 0
60,000 +8k
IV 26% Δ 0.72 θ -0.5 ν 0
405
97,200 -99k
IV 22% Δ -0.25 θ -0.3 ν 0
511,200 -212k
IV 23% Δ 0.56 θ -0.5 ν 0
410
808,800 -77k
IV 20% Δ -0.44 θ -0.4 ν 0
824,400 -118k
IV 22% Δ 0.36 θ -0.5 ν 0
415
442,800 -10k
IV 17% Δ -0.69 θ -0.3 ν 0
1,086,000 -176k
IV 23% Δ 0.19 θ -0.3 ν 0
420
644,400 -107k
IV 17% Δ -0.88 θ -0.1 ν 0
733,200 -50k
425
325,200 -75k
IV 19% Δ -0.95 θ -0.0 ν 0
2,763,600 -208k
430 R MP
729,600 -47k
528,000 -11k
435
301,200 -23k
IV 33% Δ -0.95 θ -0.1 ν 0
2,170,800 -123k
440
522,000 -9k

Chain Interpretation

Spot Underlying 411.00
Key Resistance (R) 430
Key Support (S) 500
Max Pain Strike (MP) 430
Concentrations of Option open interest show strong barrier levels. Option writers defend these levels, especially heading into monthly derivatives expiry.

Strategy Builder multi-leg payoff for AMBUJACEM options · 2026-08-25 expiry

Underlying: AMBUJACEM · Spot: ₹ 411.00 · Expiry: 2026-08-25 · Lot: 1200

Legs

Side
Type
Strike
Qty
Premium
Net premium
Max profit
Max loss
Breakevens
Position Delta
Position Theta/day
Position Vega/1% IV

Payoff at expiry

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AMBUJACEM — frequently asked questions

What is the Ambuja Cements Ltd. share price today?

AMBUJACEM is trading at ₹414.50 (+0.85% vs previous close), per the latest update on this page.

What is the P/E ratio of Ambuja Cements Ltd.?

AMBUJACEM (Ambuja Cements Ltd.) has a trailing twelve-month P/E ratio of 23.0.

What is the market cap of Ambuja Cements Ltd.?

AMBUJACEM has a market capitalisation of approximately ₹102,996 crore.

Is AMBUJACEM near its 52-week high?

AMBUJACEM is trading -31.6% from its 52-week high of ₹600.80 as of 2026-08-20.

What is the RSI of AMBUJACEM?

The 14-day RSI of AMBUJACEM is 38.2, which is considered neutral.

Is AMBUJACEM above its 200-day moving average?

AMBUJACEM is trading below its 200-DMA of ₹477.83 (-14.0% away).

What is the F&O buildup in AMBUJACEM?

The latest end-of-day derivatives data classifies AMBUJACEM as Long Buildup (bias: bullish), based on the day's combined price and open-interest change.

What is the max pain and PCR for AMBUJACEM options?

AMBUJACEM's option-chain max pain strike is ₹430 and its put-call ratio (OI) is 0.50, from the latest end-of-day option chain.

Are FIIs or big investors buying AMBUJACEM?

Strota tracks every bulk and block deal in AMBUJACEM with named buyers and sellers, plus promoter and insider filings — the tables on this page list the most recent institutional activity as disclosed to the exchanges.

What is the latest broker call on AMBUJACEM?

The most recent analyst call reported in the press is Bernstein: Upgrade · Outperform (2026-08-17). The Broker Calls section on this page lists reported calls from the last 120 days with links to the original reports.