{"id":9871,"date":"2025-07-16T11:17:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T06:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/?p=9871"},"modified":"2025-07-16T11:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T06:17:35","slug":"why-investors-are-bullish-on-international-steels-limited-isl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/why-investors-are-bullish-on-international-steels-limited-isl\/","title":{"rendered":"Why investors are bullish on International Steels Limited (ISL)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>International Steels Limited (<a href=\"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/tag\/isl\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"180\">ISL<\/a>) <\/strong>is getting strong attention from investors, and for good reason. In a recent report, Darson gives the stock a \u201c<strong>BUY<\/strong>\u201d rating with a <strong>target price of PKR 142.67\/share<\/strong> by June 2026. That means there\u2019s a <strong>47% upside potential<\/strong> from current levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So why are analysts so optimistic? Let\u2019s break it down in simple terms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strong demand = higher sales<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ISL makes steel products that are used in <strong>cars, motorcycles, and electrical equipment<\/strong>. These sectors are growing, and that means <strong>more demand<\/strong> for steel. As one of Pakistan\u2019s key suppliers, ISL is in a good position to grow its <strong>sales volume<\/strong> in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lower taxes = better margins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the FY26 budget, the <strong>regulatory duty on steel imports was reduced from 5% to 2.5%<\/strong>. This means lower costs for ISL when bringing in raw materials, which should <strong>boost profits<\/strong>. This move also makes ISL more competitive in the local market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fair play for domestic producers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One big issue in the past was the <strong>tax gap between local producers and those in FATA\/PATA regions<\/strong>. That gap allowed cheaper steel from those areas to hurt ISL\u2019s pricing power. The government has now imposed a <strong>10% tax<\/strong> on producers in those areas and is also cracking down on <strong>steel smuggling<\/strong>. This levels the playing field for ISL and supports better pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New export opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. recently put tariffs on Vietnamese steel, and this is a big opening for ISL \u2014 especially since the <strong>U.S. is already a key export customer<\/strong>. ISL is also exploring new markets like <strong>Saudi Arabia, Europe, and Malaysia<\/strong> to further grow its international sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bottom line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With stronger demand, lower input costs, better government support, and growing export markets, <strong>ISL is positioned for solid growth<\/strong>. That\u2019s why analysts are recommending investors to <strong>consider buying ISL shares<\/strong>, targeting nearly <strong>50% upside by mid-2026<\/strong>.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Steels Limited (ISL) is getting strong attention from investors, and for good reason. In a recent report, Darson gives the stock a \u201cBUY\u201d rating with a target price of PKR 142.67\/share by June 2026. That means there\u2019s a 47% upside potential from current levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9252,"featured_media":6796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,155],"tags":[180],"class_list":["post-9871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","category-fundamental-analysis","tag-isl"],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ISL-STOCK-PSX-1140x445.png",1140,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ISL-STOCK-PSX-463x348.png",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ISL-STOCK-PSX-300x188.png",300,188,true],"full":["https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ISL-STOCK-PSX.png",1920,1200,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9871"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9872,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9871\/revisions\/9872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ksestocks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}