This stock held by giants fell by 69%! Prices reached close to IPO price, panic among investors This stock, a favorite of the big names, plunged 69%! Prices neared their IPO price, causing panic among investors

Even the stocks with stakes of big investors in the stock market are not always safe, the latest example of this has been seen in SME segment company ‘C2C Advanced Systems’. These days, heavy selling is going on in the company’s shares and the stock seems to be falling apart like a pack of cards. On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, the company’s shares closed at Rs 268.15 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) with a lower circuit of 20 per cent. In just the last two trading days, a huge fall of 40% has been recorded in this stock, due to which it has reached very close to its IPO price.

Shares fell more than 69% from all-time high. Shares of C2C Advanced Systems have given a big shock to its investors. If compared to its 52 week high, this stock has fallen by more than 69 percent. Last year, on September 1, 2025, the company’s stock was trading at its all-time high of Rs 888, which has now fallen to a new 52-week low of Rs 268.15. From the beginning of the year 2026 till now i.e. on YTD basis, this stock has declined by more than 43%, due to which the total market cap of the company has come down to Rs 455 crore.

Veterans like Ashish Kacholia and Mukul Agarwal have stakes in Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and according to the shareholding filing of March 2026, the money of big and renowned investors of the market is invested in this company:

• Ashish Kacholia: Veteran investor Ashish Kacholia has 3.82% stake in this company.

• Mukul Agarwal: Famous investor Mukul Agarwal holds 2.75 percent shares of the company.

• Bengal Finance and FIIs: Bengal Finance holds 1.27% stake, while the total stake of foreign institutional investors (FIIs) is 3.18%.

The share price reached the threshold of its IPO issue price. The IPO of C2C Advanced Systems, which specializes in defense and aerospace solutions, came in November 2024. During that time the company had fixed the issue price of Rs 226. Due to the tremendous enthusiasm of investors, this IPO was subscribed 125 times. When it entered the market on December 3, 2024, it was listed at a handsome premium of Rs 429.40 against Rs 226 and closed at Rs 450.85 on the day of listing. However, now after heavy profit-booking and continuous fall from all-time high, the stock has come very close to its IPO price of Rs 226, due to which retail investors are in a state of confusion.