Sector Alpha Week of 2026-08-20
20-quarter listed-company comparison

Oil Exploration/Allied Services Stocks in India

Oil Exploration/Allied Services: Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd owns the largest revenue base AND the fastest current growth.

01 · the index people search for

Nifty Oil Exploration/Allied Services Index — Constituents & Performance

All 2 listed Indian Oil Exploration/Allied Services companies are named here, largest first — the same constituent set people search for as the Nifty Oil Exploration/Allied Services index. Every figure on this page is equal-weighted across those companies, so one large constituent cannot set the reading. Each number carries its own as-of date.

  1. Prabha Energy Ltd₹2.1K Cr
  2. Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd₹1.7K Cr
02 · sector relative strength, before individual stocks

Is Oil Exploration/Allied Services outperforming NIFTY 500?

Oil Exploration/Allied Services has outperformed NIFTY 500 by 3% over the last 52 weeks. Over 13 weeks the gap is a shortfall of 0.7%. 1 of 2 covered companies currently beats NIFTY on Mansfield relative strength, so leadership inside the sector is selective. Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd is the strongest against the sector itself at +33.5%.

-0.7%Sector vs NIFTY 500 · 13 weeks
+3.0%Sector vs NIFTY 500 · 52 weeks
1/2Stocks leading NIFTY 500
1/2Stocks leading sector

Sector metric: — as of latest available · unclassified · direction unavailable.

The central tension: current leadership is concentrated, so durability matters more than rank.

Start with scale. Then earnings trajectory. Then business quality. Only after those three agree should price leadership carry much weight.

Bottom line

Oil Exploration/Allied Services has outperformed NIFTY 500 by 3% over 52 weeks and 0.7% over 13 weeks. 1 of 2 covered companies beat NIFTY on Mansfield relative strength, while 1 of 2 beat the sector itself. Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd leads with revenue of ₹33 crore, based on 2 of 2 comparable companies through Jun 2026.

Companies
2
complete canonical membership
Combined market value
₹3.8K Cr
Prabha Energy Ltd
Revenue growing
2/2
positive TTM year-on-year growth
Beating NIFTY 500
1/2
positive Mansfield relative strength
Comparing 2 of 2
03 · research priority, made explicit

Best Oil Exploration/Allied Services Stocks in India (Aug 2026), Ranked by Data

4-Factor Sector Score

An additive sector-relative research score. The four displayed point contributions always equal the total: Growth & earnings (35), Capital efficiency (25), Valuation (20), and Relative strength (20). Missing or stale evidence is absorbed inside the affected factor, never applied as a hidden adjustment.

Growth & earnings · 35%Capital efficiency · 25%Valuation · 20%Relative strength · 20%
Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd has the strongest current balance of earnings trajectory, business quality, valuation and price confirmation, with 71% evidence confidence.
How this score is built, and what the marks mean

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led NIFTY 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led NIFTY 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

Top 10 Oil Exploration/Allied Services Stocks in India

CompanyScorePrice stageGrowth & earnings/35Capital efficiency/25Valuation/20Relative strength/20
1Gujarat Natural Resources LtdGNRL 64.1/100Mixed-positive evidence71% evidence TURNING 31.5/35 Revenue 100% · PAT 100% · OPM change 194 pp 95% evidence 5.6/25 ROCE 7.3% · OPM 202% 95% evidence 10.0/20 P/E 88.4× · PEG — 0% evidence 17.0/20 RS sector 33.5% · RS bench 19.3% · 1Y 47.6%1 of 7 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 31.5 + 5.6 + 10 + 17 = 64.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
2Prabha Energy LtdPRABHA 40.6/100Mixed-negative evidence69% evidence ASLEEP 22.4/35 Revenue 60.9% · PAT 100% · OPM change 42.8 pp 71% evidence 4.2/25 ROCE 0.1% · OPM 18.9% 95% evidence 10.0/20 P/E 1941× · PEG — 0% evidence 4.0/20 RS sector -17.9% · RS bench -13.1% · 1Y -40.6%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 22.4 + 4.2 + 10 + 4 = 40.6 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
04 · what price has already done

Market action

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd has the strongest one-year price move in Oil Exploration/Allied Services at +47.6%. It also leads on Mansfield relative strength against NIFTY at +19.3%. 1 of 2 covered companies is above zero on that measure. Every line covers 313 weekly closes through 2026-08-14.

Price and relative strength

Every company, the sector's own index and NIFTY 500 all start level on the left edge of the window, so only the distance between the lines counts — the highest line has risen the most since then, and the chart at the top of this page is drawn the same way. It opens on one year; the buttons beside it stretch that to three or five.

05 · the story behind the numbers

Oil Exploration/Allied Services — the story behind the numbers

This is the written read behind the Oil Exploration/Allied Services figures above — what is actually happening in the sector, in words, with the evidence each claim rests on. It is dated 16 Apr 2026, so the words are older than the numbers. 4 themes are live here, 1 of them rated high severity.

While the financial turnaround and operating leverage inflection for 513536 are commendable, the overarching regulatory overhang from the SEBI forensic audit warrants caution. The pivot towards unrelated sectors like real estate and commodities trading suggests a dilution of the core oil exploration focus.

The Oil Exploration and Allied Services sector, represented in this review by Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd (513536), is demonstrating an IMPROVING demand environment alongside financial turnarounds. For Q3 FY26, 513536 reported a consolidated total income of ₹9.34 cr, marking a 67.33% increase year-on-year.

How old this read is: STALE — this read comes from our Oil Exploration/Allied Services sector brief dated 16 Apr 2026, about 4 months ago. The page says so rather than dressing it up, and a fresh sector dive replaces it the day it runs.

What is live in this sector right now

Live themeSeverityEvidence on file
SEBI initiated a forensic audit in September 2025 to examine financial statements and business transactions from FY21 to FY23, creating uncertainty regarding past disclosures.Named for 513536highThe company affirmed its commitment to full cooperation with the audit process and providing all required information.
Revenue is heavily dependent on crude oil and natural gas production from the Cambay basin, exposing earnings to global price fluctuations.Named for 513536mediumThe company is diversifying its business scope into commodities trading and real estate development to mitigate sector-specific concentration.
Global oil price volatility driven by Middle East conflicts (US-Iran) impacts the sector, though the company's domestic focus provides a partial buffer.Named for 513536lowNo further detail is on file for this theme.
The company is undergoing a court-approved corporate restructuring involving the amalgamation of its oil and gas subsidiaries.Named for 513536lowThe NCLT Ahmedabad order dated January 20, 2026, approves this scheme involving the company's wholly owned and step-down subsidiaries.

Sources: our Oil Exploration/Allied Services sector brief, 16 Apr 2026.

06 · compare level, then change

Revenue Scale & Growth Durability

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd has the highest Revenue among the 2 Oil Exploration/Allied Services companies compared here, at ₹33 crore. Prabha Energy Ltd is next at ₹7 crore. The same company also holds the highest Revenue growth, at the 100% top of the scoring scale. 2 of 2 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd is the scale leader at ₹33 crore, 395.5% ahead of Prabha Energy Ltd. Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd's growth is stored at the ≥100% scoring cap; the uncapped TTM change is 106.3% from a ₹33 crore base, with 15 reported observations in the 20-quarter window. Treat the growth leader as an acceleration candidate, not as equally proven scale.

LeaderGujarat Natural Resources Ltd · ₹33 crore
Gap395.5% versus #2 · Prabha Energy Ltd
Persistence4/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage2/2 companies · 26 observations

Investor read: Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd is the scale benchmark; Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd is the acceleration watch. Promote the challenger only if growth persists and converts into margin and returns.

This conclusion weakens if: Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd's growth falls below Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd's for two consecutive comparable reports while operating margin also compresses.

Revenue is compared on a common reported-currency basis. Growth is year-on-year, so seasonality does not masquerade as progress.
Revenuelargest
1Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified₹33 Cr
2Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified₹7 Cr
Revenue growthfastest growers
1Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified100%
2Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified61%
Revenue · company comparison
2/2 level · 2/2 change

On every company-comparison chart on this page: solid lines show level, dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected, and a missing report breaks the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

In every all-company table on this page, each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above them use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyRevenueRevenue growthReported
Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified₹6 Cr100%Jun 2026
Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified₹2 Cr50%Jun 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Revenue · reported quarter history

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd · GNRL⚠ unverified

₹3 Cr
₹3 Cr
₹6 Cr
₹7 Cr
₹6 Cr
₹8 Cr
₹6 Cr
₹5 Cr
₹4 Cr
₹4 Cr
₹3 Cr
₹9 Cr
₹7 Cr
₹11 Cr
₹6 Cr

Prabha Energy Ltd · PRABHA⚠ unverified

₹1 Cr
₹1 Cr
₹1 Cr
₹1 Cr
₹1 Cr
₹1 Cr
₹1 Cr
₹2 Cr
₹2 Cr
₹1 Cr
₹2 Cr

Revenue growth · reported quarter history

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd · GNRL⚠ unverified

84%
138%
0.0%
-29%
-33%
-50%
-50%
80%
75%
175%
100%

Prabha Energy Ltd · PRABHA⚠ unverified

62%
0.0%
20%
82%
73%
41%
50%
07 · compare level, then change

Operating Economics & Margin Trend

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd has the highest OPM among the 2 Oil Exploration/Allied Services companies compared here, at 202%. Prabha Energy Ltd is next at 18.9%. The same company also holds the highest Margin change, at +194 percentage points. 2 of 2 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd leads both opm at 202% and margin change at +194 percentage points.

LeaderGujarat Natural Resources Ltd · 202%
Gap10.7× versus #2 · Prabha Energy Ltd
Persistence5/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage2/2 companies · 31 observations

Investor read: Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current margin change signal.

Operating margin compares operating profit with revenue. Improvement is measured in percentage points, not percentage growth.
OPMhighest
1Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified202%
2Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified19%
Margin changefastest expanders
1Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified+194.0 pp
2Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified+42.8 pp
Operating margin · company comparison
2/2 level · 2/2 change
All-company data · latest reported quarter
CompanyOPMMargin changeReported
Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified202%+194.0 ppJun 2026
Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified19%+42.8 ppJun 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

OPM · reported quarter history

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd · GNRL⚠ unverified

10%
-91%
4.5%
1.3%
14%
16%
-0.3%
45%
-5.0%
35%
11%
40%
34%
2.7%
-66%
8.0%
56%
48%
20%
202%

Prabha Energy Ltd · PRABHA⚠ unverified

-21%
-11%
-12%
-5.2%
-3.9%
-163%
-24%
-18%
-3.4%
-2.1%
19%

Margin change · reported quarter history

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd · GNRL⚠ unverified

+2.1 pp
−90.2 pp
−5.3 pp
−11.5 pp
+3.7 pp
+107.6 pp
−4.8 pp
+43.7 pp
−18.9 pp
+18.7 pp
+11.3 pp
−5.0 pp
+39.0 pp
−32.3 pp
−77.0 pp
−32.0 pp
+22.0 pp
+45.3 pp
+86.0 pp
+194.0 pp

Prabha Energy Ltd · PRABHA⚠ unverified

+16.7 pp
−152.0 pp
−12.2 pp
−12.4 pp
+0.5 pp
+160.7 pp
+42.8 pp
08 · compare level, then change

Profit Scale & Acceleration

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd has the highest Net profit among the 2 Oil Exploration/Allied Services companies compared here, at ₹19 crore. Prabha Energy Ltd is next at ₹1 crore. The same company also holds the highest Profit growth, at the 100% top of the scoring scale. 2 of 2 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd leads with ₹19 crore of TTM profit, 16.8× the profit of Prabha Energy Ltd. Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd shows ≥100% on the scoring scale growth from a ₹19 crore profit base. Compare the size of the base and persistence before ranking acceleration above profit scale.

LeaderGujarat Natural Resources Ltd · ₹19 crore
Gap16.8× versus #2 · Prabha Energy Ltd
Persistence2/4 recent comparable periods
Coverage2/2 companies · 26 observations

Investor read: Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current profit growth signal.

Net profit is the residual after operating costs, interest and tax. Growth off a loss or near-zero base is excluded from the fastest-grower rank.
Net profitlargest
1Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified₹19 Cr
2Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified₹1 Cr
Profit growthfastest growers
1Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified100%
Net profit · company comparison
2/2 level · 1/2 change
All-company data · latest reported quarter
CompanyNet profitProfit growthReported
Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified₹11 Cr450%Jun 2026
Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified₹0 CrJun 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Net profit · reported quarter history

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd · GNRL⚠ unverified

₹-2 Cr
₹-1 Cr
₹1 Cr
₹-3 Cr
₹1 Cr
₹-3 Cr
₹1 Cr
₹0 Cr
₹-3 Cr
₹-2 Cr
₹2 Cr
₹4 Cr
₹3 Cr
₹1 Cr
₹11 Cr

Prabha Energy Ltd · PRABHA⚠ unverified

₹-0 Cr
₹-0 Cr
₹-0 Cr
₹-0 Cr
₹-0 Cr
₹-1 Cr
₹-0 Cr
₹-0 Cr
₹1 Cr
₹0 Cr
₹0 Cr

Profit growth · reported quarter history

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd · GNRL⚠ unverified

0.0%
-400%
100%
450%
09 · compare level, then change

Return On Capital Employed

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd has the highest ROCE among the 2 Oil Exploration/Allied Services companies compared here, at 7.3%. Prabha Energy Ltd is next at 0.1%. The same company also holds the highest ROCE change, at +4.4 percentage points. 2 of 2 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd leads ROCE at 7.3%, 7.2 percentage points above Prabha Energy Ltd. Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd has the strongest latest improvement at +4.4 percentage points. Read the leader beside the density of its reported history: a sparse high return is a candidate; a repeated high return is evidence of durability.

LeaderGujarat Natural Resources Ltd · 7.3%
Gap72.5× versus #2 · Prabha Energy Ltd
Persistence5/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage2/2 companies · 27 observations

Investor read: Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roce change signal.

ROCE asks how much operating return the business earns on the capital employed. Direction matters, but a single exceptional year should not be mistaken for durability.
ROCEhighest
1Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified7.3%
2Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified0.1%
ROCE changefastest improvers
1Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified+4.4 pp
2Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified+0.2 pp
Return on capital · company comparison
2/2 level · 2/2 change
All-company data · latest reported quarter
CompanyROCEROCE changeReported
Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified2.1%+4.4 ppJun 2026
Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified-0.2%+0.2 ppJun 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

ROCE · reported quarter history

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd · GNRL⚠ unverified

-2.6%
-3.1%
-3.9%
-1.6%
-1.0%
1.1%
-0.4%
-0.8%
1.6%
-1.6%
-2.3%
1.4%
-1.0%
8.3%
2.1%

Prabha Energy Ltd · PRABHA⚠ unverified

-0.2%
-0.4%
-0.2%
-0.3%
-0.3%
-0.2%
-0.2%
-0.4%
-0.4%
-0.5%
-0.2%
-0.2%

ROCE change · reported quarter history

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd · GNRL⚠ unverified

−1.3 pp
+1.5 pp
+2.9 pp
+1.2 pp
+2.6 pp
−2.7 pp
−1.9 pp
+2.2 pp
−2.6 pp
+9.9 pp
+4.4 pp

Prabha Energy Ltd · PRABHA⚠ unverified

−0.1 pp
+0.2 pp
0.0 pp
−0.1 pp
−0.1 pp
−0.3 pp
0.0 pp
+0.2 pp
10 · compare level, then change

Valuation Against Growth & Quality

No company in this Oil Exploration/Allied Services comparison reports a valuation figure this section can compare, so the PEG rank is empty. On P/E, Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd is lowest at 88.4×, across 2 of 2 companies with a usable reading. PEG asks what price is being paid for growth; P/E keeps that answer anchored to the actual earnings multiple.

What the numbers say: There is not enough comparable evidence to name a reliable peg leader.

LeaderNo comparable leader
GapNot enough peers
PersistenceNot enough history
Coverage0/2 companies · 0 observations

Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/e signal.

PEG is shown only when earnings are positive and three-year EPS growth is between 5% and 60%. It is recomputed consistently as the trailing P/E divided by that growth rate — reported earnings, never an expected-earnings multiple. On Indian companies it is shown only where the two data feeds agreed. Where any of that fails the ratio is left out rather than printed: a P/E divided by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, is a number that looks precise and means nothing.
PEGlowest PEG
Not enough comparable data
P/Elowest P/E
1Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified88.4
2Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified1,941.0
Valuation · company comparison
0/2 level · 2/2 change
All-company data · latest reported quarter
CompanyPEGP/EReported
Prabha Energy Ltd PRABHA⚠ unverified5,113.0Jun 2026
Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd GNRL⚠ unverified158.8Jun 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

No consistent historical series is available for peg.

P/E · reported quarter history

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd · GNRL⚠ unverified

-33.8
-69.6
-26.6
-315.3
593.3
732.8
170.5
158.8

Prabha Energy Ltd · PRABHA⚠ unverified

-6,131.9
3,569.2
5,113.0
11 · before the conclusion, check the blind spots

What can make this comparison misleading?

This Oil Exploration/Allied Services comparison names 6 specific ways its own evidence can mislead, all listed below. All 2 companies here report on comparable dates, so no rank carries a stale marker. 2 draw at least one figure from a second feed with too little overlap to cross-check. A high growth rate can still be a low-base artefact.

Keep these limits visible

  • A high growth rate can be a low-base artefact. The page keeps level and change separate for that reason.
  • A high ROCE can be temporary or flattered by a small capital base. Read it beside margin, cash conversion and reinvestment.
  • The 4-Factor Sector Score ranks research priority, not portfolio action. Management quality, catalysts and risks need equally fresh evidence before capital is deployed.
  • An “all companies” line chart preserves completeness, but rank changes should be checked against reporting dates before drawing a conclusion.
  • 2 companies draw at least one figure from a second data feed with too little overlapping history to cross-check against the primary source; they are marked unverified wherever those figures appear.
  • Thin comparisons: Valuation have fewer than three usable current readings.
12 · evidence and freshness

How was this comparison built?

This comparison is built from the reported filings of 2 Oil Exploration/Allied Services companies, normalized to a common ₹ scale and a shared quarter axis of up to 20 quarters each. Fundamentals run through Jun 2026 and market data through 2026-08-14. A second data feed fills gaps only after identity and scale reconciliation, and missing observations are never interpolated.

FundamentalsThrough Jun 2026 · up to 20 quarters per company
Market dataThrough 2026-08-14 · weekly price and relative-strength history
Derived metricsGrowth, changes and PEG are calculated only when their inputs are comparable.
Score confidenceMissing and stale evidence reduces confidence and pulls the 0–100 research-priority score toward neutral.
Source standing0 cross-checked · 2 unverified · 0 withheld, of 2 graded companies.
How a second data feed is admitted, and what happens when it disagrees

A second feed is read only after its reported income is matched against the primary source on at least three overlapping periods. Where the two agree the figures fill silently. Where there is too little shared history to compare, the figures are still drawn — they are the only evidence there is — and marked ⚠ unverified everywhere they appear. Where the two are known to disagree, nothing from the second feed is drawn and the affected company is named under the chart it is missing from.

13 · questions investors ask, short speakable answers

Oil Exploration/Allied Services company comparison FAQs

These 21 answers restate the Oil Exploration/Allied Services comparison above in question form. Every one is computed from the same 2 companies and the same reported filings as the rankings and charts, current through Jun 2026. Price and relative-strength answers run through 2026-08-14. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.

Is the Oil Exploration/Allied Services sector outperforming NIFTY 500?

Oil Exploration/Allied Services has outperformed NIFTY 500 by 3% over 52 weeks and 0.7% over 13 weeks. 1 of 2 covered companies beat NIFTY on Mansfield relative strength, while 1 of 2 beat the sector itself.

Which Oil Exploration/Allied Services company is largest by revenue?

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd leads with revenue of ₹33 crore, based on 2 of 2 comparable companies through Jun 2026.

Which Oil Exploration/Allied Services company is growing fastest?

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd has the fastest current revenue growth at 100%, across 2 of 2 comparable companies.

Which Oil Exploration/Allied Services company has the strongest 4-Factor Sector Score?

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd ranks first at 64.1/100 with 71% evidence confidence. The score prioritizes research; it is not a buy recommendation.

How much history does this Oil Exploration/Allied Services comparison include?

The page compares up to 20 reported quarters per company for fundamentals, returns and valuation, ending Jun 2026. Missing observations remain blank rather than being estimated.

How is the 4-Factor Sector Score calculated?

The four visible contributions add directly: growth and earnings up to 35 points, capital efficiency up to 25, valuation up to 20, and relative strength up to 20. Missing or stale evidence moves only the affected contribution toward neutral.

Is there a Nifty Oil Exploration/Allied Services index?

NSE India maintains Nifty indices for several broad sector categories — Nifty Bank, Nifty IT, Nifty Pharma and others — but not for every sub-sector grouping on this site. Whether or not an official Nifty index covers Oil Exploration/Allied Services, this page builds its own equal-weight basket of 2 listed Oil Exploration/Allied Services companies — one company, one vote, regardless of market value — so no single large company dominates the reading. Figures are as of Jun 2026.

Which are the best Oil Exploration/Allied Services stocks in India?

Ranked by this page's four-factor score, Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd places first among 2 listed Oil Exploration/Allied Services companies, followed by Prabha Energy Ltd. That is a ranking of published data — earnings, quality, valuation and market behaviour as of Jun 2026 — and not a recommendation; Sector Alpha is not registered with SEBI as an investment adviser.

How many Oil Exploration/Allied Services stocks are listed in India?

This comparison covers 2 listed Oil Exploration/Allied Services companies in India, each above the size floor the site applies, with 20 quarters of reported figures per company where the filings exist. The full ranked list is on this page, as of Jun 2026.

Which Oil Exploration/Allied Services company is the biggest?

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd is the largest, with trailing-twelve-month revenue of ₹33 crore, ahead of Prabha Energy Ltd at ₹7 crore. That covers 2 of 2 companies with comparable reporting through Jun 2026.

Which Oil Exploration/Allied Services company has the best profit margins?

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd has the highest operating margin at 202%, from 2 of 2 comparable companies. Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd shows the biggest improvement (+194 percentage points — see the chart above for the starting level). A high margin matters most when it is holding or rising, not when it is peaking.

Which Oil Exploration/Allied Services company makes the most profit?

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd earns the most, at ₹19 crore of trailing-twelve-month net profit, from 2 of 2 comparable companies. Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd has the fastest profit growth at the ≥100% scoring cap, though growth off a small or recovering profit base overstates how much has actually changed.

Which Oil Exploration/Allied Services company earns the highest return on capital?

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd leads on return on capital employed at 7.3%, across 2 of 2 companies. Read it beside the length of its reported history: a high return that repeats for years is evidence of a durable business, while a single high reading can be a small capital base or one good year.

Is the Oil Exploration/Allied Services sector beating the market?

Oil Exploration/Allied Services has outperformed NIFTY 500 by 3% over the last 52 weeks and 0.7% over 13 weeks, measured on an equal-weight index of its current members. Inside the sector, 1 of 2 covered companies are beating the market on their own. Sector strength does not transfer evenly to every stock in it.

Which Oil Exploration/Allied Services stock has the strongest price momentum?

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd has the strongest relative strength against NIFTY 500. Relative strength answers last, after growth, quality and valuation: price can move well before the fundamentals confirm it, and sometimes without them confirming at all.

Which Oil Exploration/Allied Services company scores highest for research priority?

Gujarat Natural Resources Ltd scores 64.1 out of 100 with 71% evidence confidence, from 31.5 points on growth and earnings, 5.6 on capital efficiency, 10 on valuation and 17 on relative strength. This ranks what deserves work next. It is not a buy recommendation, and management quality, catalysts and risk still need separate research.

How many Oil Exploration/Allied Services companies does this comparison cover, and over what period?

It compares 2 listed companies over up to 20 reported quarters of fundamentals, ending Jun 2026, plus weekly price and relative-strength history. Membership is the full sector list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.

What is the total market cap of the Oil Exploration/Allied Services sector?

The 2 Oil Exploration/Allied Services companies on this page carry ₹3,843 crore of combined market value. Prabha Energy Ltd is the largest at ₹2,135 crore, about 56% of the sector's total on its own. Market value moves with price, so this reading is dated 2026-08-20.

How is the Oil Exploration/Allied Services sector performing?

1 of the 2 covered Oil Exploration/Allied Services companies are beating NIFTY 500 on Mansfield relative strength. The sector itself is 3% ahead of NIFTY 500 over 52 weeks on an equal-weight index of its current members. Readings are as of 2026-08-20.

Why are some values on this page blank?

A blank means that company did not report a comparable figure for that period, so nothing is shown. Missing observations are never interpolated, carried forward, or replaced with a similar-looking accounting line, and a company with missing evidence has its research score pulled toward neutral rather than being scored as bad.

Is this investment advice?

No. Every figure here is a deterministic calculation from reported company filings and market data, published for research. It contains no recommendation to buy or sell any security, does not account for your circumstances, and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed adviser.

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