Stocks to buy: 3 months, 3 stocks and strong returns — expert’s top picks

Stocks to Buy: After seven straight sessions of gains, the Nifty on Thursday closed above the 25,000 mark for the first time, offering psychological relief to traders. With Friday marking the week’s last session, analysts said it will be important for the index to sustain this level. Market watchers described the set-up as “fully primed for a breakout”.

Against this backdrop, Hem Securities’ research analyst Aastha Jain has identified three mid-cap counters for short-term trading over the next one to three months.

1) HDFC AMC Share Price Target

HDFC Asset Management Company is among Jain’s top picks. (Target price and stop-loss were not disclosed in the note you provided; the analyst’s other two picks are detailed below.)

2) NESCO Share Price Target

Jain’s second choice is NESCO Ltd, which closed at Rs 1,570 on Thursday. The stock has a 52-week high of Rs 1,638 and a low of Rs 842. Hem Securities has set a target of Rs 1,800 over the next one to two months. The stock has risen 8 per cent in a week and 14 per cent over a month. NESCO is a diversified company with interests in real estate, commercial spacing, IT parks, hospitality, engineering and manufacturing.

3) Waaree Energies Share Price Target

The third pick is solar-equipment maker Waaree Energies, which jumped 7.5 per cent on 11 September to close at Rs 3,740, hitting a new intraday high of Rs 3,775. Hem Securities has set a short-term target of Rs 3,800. The stock has surged 17 per cent in a week after the management raised operating-profit guidance for FY26, fuelling strong momentum.

Analysts said such targeted mid-cap calls tend to attract trader interest when the broader market is on the verge of a breakout, as is the case now with the Nifty above 25,000.