Anant Raj shares crash 35 pc in 2025, mark worst year in 6 years

Anant Raj shares have faced significant challenges throughout 2025, experiencing notable losses following multiple years of robust growth.

After achieving exceptional returns during the previous two-year period, this real estate and data center company has witnessed its stock decline approximately 35.5% year-to-date, marking its weakest annual showing in six years.

This downturn follows remarkable surges of 190% in 2024 and 163% in 2023 for the company’s shares.

Contrasting sharply with those gains, the stock’s 2025 performance currently positions it for its most severe annual decline since 2018, when shares plummeted over 49%.

Market weakness became evident immediately in the new year, with shares tumbling nearly 46% during January and February combined.

While partial recovery occurred in subsequent months, this upward momentum proved temporary as selling activity resumed.

The current decline represents a dramatic shift from the sustained rally between mid-2022 and late 2024, during which share prices skyrocketed an extraordinary 1,757% in near-continuous growth.

That unprecedented surge established the company among top performers in India’s real estate and infrastructure sectors.

Established in the 1970s, the firm maintains strong recognition in Delhi-NCR’s property market, developing residential complexes, budget housing, hospitality properties, IT campuses, and commercial spaces.

The company expanded into data center operations in 2021, a strategic move that subsequently fueled investor enthusiasm and contributed significantly to its share price appreciation.

Recent stock declines originated from heightened concerns in artificial intelligence markets worldwide.

Market apprehension followed China’s introduction of DeepSeek, a cost-efficient AI model that sparked reevaluation of substantial investments in data-intensive AI development.

As data infrastructure remains integral to AI ecosystems, these developments particularly impacted companies with data center exposure, including Anant Raj.

The firm currently operates 28 megawatts of data center capacity, with expansion plans targeting 63 megawatts by fiscal 2027 and 307 megawatts by fiscal 2032.

(With inputs from IANS)