Skip to main content

India Real Estate & REITs – Weekly Snapshot- 20 February 2026

 


India Real Estate & REITs – 

Weekly Snapshot: 20 February 2026

By Arindam Bose

⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡

Indian real estate equities stabilised in the week of 20 February 2026 after last week’s sentiment-led shakeout. The tape did not signal a broad risk-on reversal — instead, flows were selective, favouring balance-sheet comfort, execution visibility and earnings-backed narratives.

Large caps showed modest resilience. High-valuation names saw rotation rather than panic. Mid and small caps were far more bifurcated — with turnaround stories holding and liquidity-driven counters wobbling again. REITs, meanwhile, reverted to behaving like rate-sensitive income instruments rather than growth proxies.

The market message is increasingly clear: valuation discipline has returned.

⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡

Large-Cap Realty: Weekly Snapshot

CompanyLast Week Close (₹)This Week Close (₹)Weekly Change52W High (₹)52W Low (₹)Market Cap (₹)P/E (approx)
DLF626.40629.30 +2.90 (+0.46%)886.80586.651.61 T34.7x
Lodha Developers1,073.601,071.15 -2.45 (-0.23%)1,534.25864.001.07 T 32x
Godrej Properties1,806.601,825.70 +19.10 (+1.06%)2,506.501,475.00565.9 B34.7x
Oberoi Realty1,547.601,523.20 -24.40 (-1.58%)2,005.001,425.50602.5 B24.2x
Prestige Estates1,519.101,487.00 -32.10 (-2.11%)1,814.001,048.05653.7 B66x
Phoenix Mills1,735.501,733.20 -2.30 (-0.13%)1,993.001,402.50677.5 B57x
Brigade Enterprises762.95740.65 -22.30 (-2.92%)1,332.00717.75209.3 B24.2x
Sobha1,524.901,514.00 -10.90 (-0.71%)1,732.501,075.30163.9 B114x
Sunteck Realty398.20408.90 +10.70 (+2.69%)478.75347.0061.6 B31x
Signature Global1,040.551,008.00 -32.55 (-3.13%)1,309.50775.20133.1 BDistorted

⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡

Large-cap realty: resilience with a valuation lens

  • DLF

     edged higher toward about ₹629, managing a modest weekly gain even as technical commentators flagged an extended downtrend and scope for further downside toward the ₹600–580 band over the coming months. Short‑term traders remained wary given bearish RSI/MACD signals and calls for selling into strength, but long‑only investors continued to focus on its scale, balance sheet discipline and recent headlines such as topping a key housing project leaderboard and senior legal leadership moves.

  • Lodha Developers (Macrotech)

     essentially moved sideways near ₹1,071, giving back little of its prior rally despite lingering volatility in the broader realty complex. With market cap sitting just under ₹1.07 lakh crore and the stock still not far from its 52‑week high, the tape suggested that investors are comfortable paying a premium for its execution in Mumbai residential and related verticals, even as they watch leverage and demand trends more closely after the January bottom.
  • Godrej Properties

     inched up to roughly ₹1,826, trading at around 35x P/E and staying well below its prior 52‑week peak near ₹2,500, as the market treated it as a premium compounding franchise where recent strong bookings and luxury launches continue to justify a higher multiple. Price action reflected an appetite for brand‑led, earnings‑supported growth stories over purely hope‑driven rerating candidates.
  • Oberoi Realty

     cooled slightly to the mid‑₹1,500s around ₹1,523, digesting the earlier excitement from winning an 11‑acre Mumbai Bandra East railway land parcel in a ₹5,400 crore transaction while investors scrutinised funding structure, leverage and return metrics. The stock’s still‑healthy valuation and “Buy” consensus underscored confidence in its capital‑efficient Mumbai focus, but the sheer size of the new bet ensured that the market will keep a sharper lens on execution and balance‑sheet outcomes.
  • Prestige Estates

     
    softened to about ₹1,487, easing from recent highs as the residual impact of IT‑linked worries on office and premium housing demand weighed on sentiment more than on fundamentals. With P/E still in the mid‑60s and presales robust, the key debate remained whether earnings and cash flows can grow fast enough to sustain such a rich multiple in a more disciplined market regime.
  • Phoenix Mills

     hovered near ₹1,733, effectively flat on the week and continuing to behave like a mall‑plus‑mixed‑use annuity platform with a strong development pipeline rather than a high‑beta trading vehicle. News around its plans to raise roughly ₹1,500 crore for a Thane project and a long‑term vision to scale its retail footprint to around 40 million square feet by 2033 kept the longer‑duration growth narrative intact, even as near‑term price moves tracked shifts in rate expectations and consumption sentiment more than stock‑specific earnings surprises.
  • Brigade Enterprises

     
    was subdued around ₹741 despite an intraday uptick, as volumes stayed below recent averages and the market weighed positive commentary on its long‑term potential against concerns about bookings momentum and project mix. Fresh narratives around its pivot toward relatively smaller, mid‑income homes in Bengaluru and Chennai added a new angle, with investors likely to judge the success of this strategy through the lens of margin resilience and absorption in a price‑sensitive demand environment.

  • Sobha

     
    remained elevated near ₹1,514 with a triple‑digit P/E still north of 110x, keeping it firmly in the “valuation‑on‑hope” bucket where strong presales and collections have driven a powerful rerating but leave little room for execution missteps. In a market that is rediscovering discipline, the stock’s high multiple ensures that any wobble in earnings or commentary can trigger sharp swings, even as long‑term believers stay anchored to its land bank and execution history.

  • Sunteck Realty

     ticked higher to roughly ₹409 and held on to its recent gains, aided by improving ESG credentials and a visible step‑up in its sustainability profile, as reflected in a significantly higher score in a global corporate sustainability assessment. For investors, this reinforced the narrative of a mid‑cap Mumbai‑focused developer trying to reposition itself as a more institutionally palatable, governance‑conscious name, albeit still with the cyclical beta typical of its size and product mix.
  • Signature Global

     cooled to about ₹1,008 after a strong prior run, with the stock’s optically extreme headline P/E (inflated by low trailing earnings) highlighting how much optimism is already priced into its affordable‑to‑mid segment story. Recent news around a 50:50 joint venture with RMZ to develop a mixed‑use project in Gurugram, backed by a planned ₹1,283 crore equity infusion from the partner, continued to support the medium‑term thesis on scale and product positioning even as the near‑term tape reflected profit‑taking and volatility in high‑beta realty counters.

⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡

Mid & Small-Cap Real Estate: Weekly Snapshot

CompanyLast Week Close (₹)This Week Close (₹)Weekly Change52W High (₹)52W Low (₹)Market CapP/E
Atal Realtech25.8825.16 -0.72 (-2.78%)29.2011.15321 Cr63x
Pansari Developers310.00295.65 -14.35 (-4.63%)352.30142.05525 Cr31x
FMNL8.108.56 +0.46 (+5.68%)20.847.3050 CrNM
Arihant Superstructures271.90260.65 -11.25 (-4.13%)465.00256.501,334 Cr64x
Kolte-Patil Developers367.65358.40 -9.25 (-2.52%)497.55239.003,291 Cr63x
Puravankara256.70229.86 -26.84 (-10.46%)338.95208.705,461 CrNM
Mahindra Lifespace368.90369.15 +0.25 (+0.07%)427.05256.067,841 Cr23x
Anant Raj533.05548.70 +15.65 (+2.94%)743.65376.1520,389 Cr35x
TARC152.38156.94 +4.56 (+2.99%)206.10103.225,163 CrNM
Ajmera Realty137.94138.84 +0.90 (+0.65%)221.23131.052,737 Cr29x

⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡

Mid-cap dispersion widened again. Turnaround narratives (Puravankara) faced profit-booking after strong runs, while theme-driven counters (Anant Raj, data centre linkage) continued attracting selective flows. Liquidity-sensitive names remain highly reactive to broader sentiment.

Mid & small-cap realty: micro-cap stress, selective resilience

  • Atal Realtech


     slipped to about ₹25.2, retreating further from its recent 52‑week high near ₹29 and underlining how quickly sentiment can swing in micro‑cap names that had rerated sharply on liquidity and momentum. The P/E multiple, while down from the prior 90s to the low‑60s, remained elevated versus earnings visibility, keeping the stock squarely in the speculative camp where de‑risking flows can rapidly compress price.

  • Pansari Developers


     eased to roughly ₹296 after earlier consolidation, reflecting light profit‑taking in a name that had already logged multi‑year gains and trades around a low‑30s earnings multiple. In this environment, where small‑cap risk appetite is more selective, the stock’s ability to hold its ground will likely hinge on steady EPS growth, leverage control and consistent collections from its core residential portfolio.

  • Future Market Networks (FMNL)


     nudged up to near ₹8.6 but stayed deeply below historical peaks and continued to trade more on speculation than fundamentals, given its negative earnings profile and low absolute market capitalisation. For now, the name functions more as a barometer of micro‑cap liquidity and risk tolerance than a core pick for cash‑flow‑focused investors.

  • Arihant Superstructures


     hovered around ₹261 after heavy de‑rating in earlier weeks, with the stock now anchored close to its 52‑week low in the mid‑₹250s. The market still treated it as a late‑cycle higher‑beta play needing clear evidence of stabilised topline growth, improved balance sheet metrics and consistent execution before any meaningful re‑rating.

  • Kolte‑Patil Developers 


    dipped modestly to about ₹358, giving up part of its prior strength but still reflecting an improved perception of its sales traction, collections and project pipeline in Pune and other core markets. With the stock valued at over 60x earnings, investors appear willing to acknowledge execution quality, but they are likely to demand sustained cash‑flow conversion and disciplined land acquisition to justify further multiple expansion.

  • Puravankara


     fell back toward roughly ₹230 after a sharp results‑led rally that had followed its swing back to profit in Q3, where revenue and income had both surged on the back of project deliveries and collections. Despite this pullback, the name remained positioned as a “turnaround in progress,” with recent quarters showing enough improvement for investors to stay engaged, albeit with tight risk controls in a market unforgiving of fresh missteps.

  • Mahindra Lifespace Developers


     was roughly flat to slightly positive near ₹369, mirroring a pause after earlier gains driven by strong Q3 profit growth and healthy residential sales momentum. As a parent‑backed, relatively de‑risked platform, it continued to appeal to investors looking for exposure to real estate without the same level of balance‑sheet stress and volatility seen in more leveraged peers, but questions persisted around how quickly its industrial parks and residential launches can scale without stretching capital.

  • Anant Raj


     climbed to about ₹549, extending its recovery and staying in favour as a data centre and infrastructure adjacency play linked to AI and digital investment themes. Multi‑year returns and a mid‑30s P/E kept it sensitive to global risk appetite, funding conditions and tech‑linked sentiment, but fresh news around partnerships with specialised AI infrastructure firms reinforced confidence in its strategic direction.

  • TARC


     drifted near ₹157, underperforming more diversified mid‑caps as the market remained wary of its loss‑making profile and leveraged balance sheet. Price action reaffirmed its classification as a liquidity trade rather than a fundamentally anchored story, appropriate mainly for traders with a high tolerance for binary outcomes rather than conservative investors.

  • Ajmera Realty & Infra India


     traded around ₹139, leaving one‑year returns modest and highlighting how mid‑cap developers without a strong rerating narrative are being treated primarily as beta proxies on sector moves and technical flows. With a sub‑30x P/E and a 52‑week range that now has the stock closer to its recent lows than its highs, the tape suggested that investors are waiting for a clearer growth or margin inflection before committing to a stronger view.

⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡

REITs: Weekly Performance Snapshot

REITLast Week Close (₹)This Week Close (₹)Weekly Change52W High (₹)52W Low (₹)
Mindspace REIT494.99491.89 -3.10 (-0.63%)511.68355.25
Brookfield India REIT352.80352.20 -0.60 (-0.17%)372.90280.00
Embassy REIT440.00433.49 -6.51 (-1.48%)461.99342.55

⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡

REITs: steady yield anchors in a choppy tape

  • Mindspace Business Parks REIT


     eased slightly to just under ₹492 after recently testing one‑year highs, continuing to behave like a quasi‑bond proxy whose unit price tracks shifts in interest‑rate expectations and risk premia more than day‑to‑day headlines. In a week when equity risk appetite was mixed but the structural case for Grade‑A offices and stable distributions remained intact, Mindspace stayed a core, lower‑beta vehicle for income‑seeking investors.

  • Brookfield India REIT


     slipped to around ₹352, consolidating after a staircase‑like uptrend and giving back some gains as concerns around global tech office demand briefly weighed on sentiment. Even at this level, attractive yields, strong sponsorship and potential tailwinds from policy moves to ease REIT financing kept it positioned as a relative haven within the broader real‑estate complex.

  • Embassy Office Parks REIT


     moved down to roughly ₹433 but remained close to the upper end of its one‑year range, with typically low daily volatility underscoring its status as the benchmark institutional play on Indian Grade‑A offices. Investors continued to focus on occupancy, rental growth and yield spreads versus government bonds, treating Embassy as a steadier alternative to the more leverage‑sensitive, earnings‑volatile listed developers.


Closing view

The week of 20 February 2026 extended the shift from policy‑driven rallies to a more valuation‑ and balance‑sheet‑sensitive environment for Indian real estate and REITs, with global tech and rate narratives acting as the primary external filters rather than fresh domestic shocks. Micro‑caps and speculative names once again traded mostly on liquidity and sentiment, while grounded mid‑caps and large caps were increasingly priced on collections, leverage and the credibility of their growth narratives, and REITs continued to serve as the relatively calm, yield‑led anchor for investors seeking exposure to India’s property cycle without fully embracing the volatility embedded in developer equities.


India Real Estate & REITs – Weekly Snapshot- 13 February 2026 : India Real Estate & REITs – Weekly Snapshot- 13 February 2026


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Spotlight on - Signature Global

Spotlight on - Signature Global  From Affordable NCR Roots to a Multi-Segment, Green Housing Platform By Arindam Bose

Sector 164, Noida- The Sector That Chose Water Over Concrete

  Sector 164, Noida  The Sector That Chose Water Over Concrete By Arindam Bose ⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡ Sector 164 sits quietly at the southern edge of Noida , far from glass towers, metro hype, and brochure promises. On paper, it looks like just another numbered sector. On the Master Plan, it tells a very different story. This is not a failed sector. This is a deliberately restrained one. Location & Administrative Context District: Gautam Buddha Nagar State: Uttar Pradesh Assembly Constituency: Dadri Lok Sabha Constituency: Gautam Buddha Nagar Elevation:   208 meters above sea level Sector 164 is bordered by Sectors 161, 162, 163, and 165, with villages like Gulavali and Kulesara shaping its edges. Greater Noida , Dadri, and Ballabhgarh lie within short driving distance, yet the sector itself remains largely insulated from urban spillover. Connectivity Reality Highways Nearby: NH-44 , NH-248BB Railway: No station within 10 km...

Living Light: When Homes Begin to Glow on Their Own

  Living Light How Bioluminescent Organisms Are Quietly Entering the Vastu Home By Arindam Bose ⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡ ⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡ There is a moment in every materials story where the laboratory stops being abstract and starts feeling inevitable. For me, that moment came not while reading about transparent wood or acoustic metamaterials , but while staring at a photograph of a small French town square lit entirely by saltwater tubes filled with glowing bacteria. No wires. No electricity. Just life, emitting light. The photograph showed André Thome Square in Rambouillet, about 60 kilometers south of Paris, where a startup called Glowee had installed what they call "living light" — bioluminescent microorganisms encased in transparent cylinders, fed oxygen and nutrients, glowing a soft blue-green throughout the night. The light was dim, maybe 15 to 20 lumens per square meter, barely enough to read by. But it was steady, organic, and alive in a way no ...