Why should you buy Vedanta shares despite strong Hindustan Zinc Q2 results 2026? Experts' views, target price
Vedanta shares are expected to react positively after the strong Hindustan Zinc Q2 results 2026, believe experts

Hindustan Zinc Q2 Results 2026 effect: The Vedanta Group company Hindustan Zinc Ltd delivered strong Q2 results on Monday, beating the market estimates with Q2 EBITDA of ₹9,290 crore, up 14.20% QoQ. The QoQ EBITDA growth is robust, with the consensus market estimate at 6.90% for Hindustan Zinc Ltd during Q2FY27.According to experts, Hindustan Zinc's strong EBIDTA growth was mainly driven by lower zinc cost of production ($703/t vs $851/t in 1Q), which was supported by higher sulfuric acid realisations during 2Q; this was further backed by the sequentially higher volumes across silver and lead, which increased 16.1% and 8.5% QoQ, respectively, and the Indian National Rupee (INR) depreciation.Hindustan Zinc Q2 results reviewDecoding the Hindustan Zinc Q2 results, Shweta Dikshit, Deputy Vice President – Metals and Mining at Systematix Institutional Equities, said, “Hindustan Zinc (HZ) reported strong 2QFY27 revenue of ₹14,582 crore (+76% YoY/+12% QoQ), 12% above our estimate, driven by higher metal production, higher by-product realisations, and a stronger dollar.”The Systematix Institutional Equities expert said that the company's EBITDA grew by around 108% YoY, whereas EBITDA margin improved by 928bps YoY and 272bps QoQ to 61.3% in Q2FY27.Hindustan Zinc share price targetGiving a ‘buy’ tag to Hindustan Zinc shares after strong Q2 results 2026, Shwetta Dixit of Systematix Institutional Equities, said, "We raise our FY27E/FY28E EBITDA estimates by 23%/9%, reflecting stronger 1HFY27 performance, lower CoP assumptions and higher zinc prices, and introduce FY29 estimates.










