Paytm share price gained more than 1% to touch a 52-week high on Thursday, 6 August, even as early investor Elevation Capital and its affiliated entities pared their holdings through a large block deal worth over ₹2,038 crore. 7 crore. 77 crore. 02 crore.
63% stakes in Paytm, respectively. 07 crore. 3 crore. Other prominent buyers included Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Société Générale, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Sundaram Mutual Fund, Manulife Global Fund, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Ghisallo Master Fund, Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, and Tata Mutual Fund.

In July, Paytm reported its highest-ever quarterly EBITDA for the quarter ending June 2026 (Q1 FY 2027), driven by accelerated growth across merchant and consumer businesses, EBITDA margin expansion, and AI-led acceleration in operating leverage. During Q1 FY27, operating revenue increased 28 per cent YoY to ₹2,448 crore, while EBITDA rose 182 per cent YoY to a record ₹203 crore, with EBITDA margin expanding to 8 per cent.
Profit after tax increased 79 per cent YoY to ₹220 crore. On a comparable basis, excluding the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) incentive, which was applicable till December 2025, operating revenue grew 31 per cent YoY, while EBITDA margin expanded by 7 percentage points YoY, reflecting the strength of the underlying business.

1 lakh crore, led by investments in product, distribution and service of device merchants and increasing momentum in the online merchant business following receipt of the online Payment Aggregator licence last year. 57 crore. 05 apiece. Sudeep Shah, Head of Technical and Derivatives Research at SBI Securities, said Paytm has witnessed a decisive breakout above a key horizontal trendline on the daily chart, indicating the potential continuation of its ongoing uptrend.
According to Shah, the ₹1,380–1,410 zone had been acting as a strong resistance, and the stock has now convincingly moved above this level. Following a healthy pullback towards its 34-day exponential moving average (EMA), Paytm attracted strong buying interest, resulting in a sharp rebound.

He added that the MACD has crossed above its signal line, reinforcing bullish momentum, while the weekly RSI has turned higher after holding firmly around the 60 level, signalling renewed strength. Shah also noted that the stock continues to trade above its key short- and long-term moving averages, keeping the broader trend positive.
He expects the ₹1,400–1,390 zone to act as immediate support, with the stock likely to extend its gains as long as it sustains above this level. Disclaimer: The views and recommendations made above are those of individual analysts or broking companies, and not of Mint.

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