# Goldman Sachs identifies 42 Indian stocks riding AI build-out — retained record

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While the Nifty has fallen 12% in 2026 till mid-September, this cohort has surged about 60%. Many of these companies are small- and mid-caps in capital goods, utilities and technology hardware, which means their presence is not adequately captured by the large-cap-heavy benchmark indices.
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Valuations, though, are not cheap. Goldman Sachs said the AI Enablers trade at about 36 times forward earnings, an 85% premium to MSCI India and close to the upper end of their five-year valuation range of 28-39 times. The brokerage said that the premium largely reflects their stronger earnings growth. ET shortlisted 14 out of the 42 companies identified by Goldman on the basis of a minimum capex intensity of 20%.
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Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price
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