IRFC Vs RVNL: 110-245% Up YTD! Stock Splits, Bonus, Dividends, Fundamentals; Which Super Railway Stock To BUY?

Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) and Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) are two railway PSU large-cap stocks that have given tremendous gains since 2023. YTD, IRFC share price has advanced by 116%, and that of RVNL has outperformed with an upside of nearly 245%. Both are budget picks as well due to their strong fundamentals and in the case of RVNL, its healthy order book has kept investors optimistic as well.

Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) is the dedicated funding arm of Indian Railways. The company was set up in December 1986 to mobilize funds from domestic and overseas markets to meet the predominant portion of the Extra Budgetary Resources requirement of Indian Railways.

The company began its operation in 2005 with the appointment of a Board of Directors. The company was granted Miniratna status in September 2013. RVNL has been rated "Excellent" for 9 successive years by the Department of Public Enterprises. RVNL has also been ranked 1st amongst the Railway PSEs for the 4 times out of the last 5 years.