ACCESS - Access Bank Ghana
Access Bank Plc began its operations in Ghana on August 19, 2009 as one of the most capitalized commercial banks in the industry. Since its inception, the bank has provided universal banking services to a large portion of the Ghanaian population. Consequently, the bank's performance in the Ghanaian economy over the past 7 years has mirrored the reputation of its parent company, Access Bank Plc, which is ranked among the top 20 banks in Africa by assets and capital. The bank is today reputed as one of the fastest growing banks in the country, having demonstrated consistent year-on-year growth across key financial indicators. Access Bank Ghana was a beneficiary of a $40 million credit facility from the French Development Bank, PROPARCO and its Dutch counterpart Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) as well as 15 million EUR from the European Investment Bank to support its lending activities to the private sector.
Access Bank Ghana is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Access is traded on the GSE under the ticker symbol “ACCESS”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of GSE:ACCESS is GHEABG043772. Access Bank Ghana is currently the 13th most valuable stock on the GSE with a market capitalization of GHS 1.59 billion, which is about 1.17% of the Ghana Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | |
| Day’s High Price | |
| Traded Volume | 10 |
| Number of Deals | |
| Gross Turnover | 92.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 3.0866 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 2.95 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.8890 |
| Dividend Yield | 9.75% |
| Shares Outstanding | 174M |
| Market Capitalization | 1.59B |
ACCESS Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +10.6% | +75.4% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +111% | +90% | +75.4% |
The current share price of Access Bank Ghana (ACCESS) is GHS 9.12. ACCESS closed its last trading day (Thursday, April 17, 2025) at 9.12 GHS per share on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Access began the year with a share price of 5.20 GHS and has since gained 75.4% on that price valuation, ranking it sixth on the GSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about ACCESS knowing the stock has accrued 11% over the past four-week period—third best on GSE.
Access Bank Ghana is the eighth most traded stock on the Ghana Stock Exchange over the past three months (Jan 16 - Apr 17, 2025). ACCESS has traded a total volume of 619,693 shares valued at GHS 5.01 million over the period, with an average of 9,836 traded shares per session. A volume high of 436,386 was achieved on March 14th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Access Bank Ghana on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-17 | 10 | 9.12 | ||
| 2025-04-09 | 5 | 9.12 | ||
| 2025-04-07 | 53 | 9.12 | ||
| 2025-04-03 | 10,212 | 9.12 | +0.02 | +0.22% |
| 2025-04-02 | 1,400 | 9.10 | +0.03 | +0.33% |
| 2025-03-25 | 1,000 | 9.07 | +0.80 | +9.67% |
| 2025-03-24 | 107,129 | 8.27 | +0.01 | +0.12% |
| 2025-03-21 | 45,874 | 8.26 | ||
| 2025-03-20 | 10,613 | 8.26 | +0.01 | +0.12% |
| 2025-03-18 | 1,000 | 8.25 |
Profile of Access Bank Ghana Plc
Access Bank Ghana Plc operates in the Financials sector, specifically, the Banking industry.
Factsheet of Access Bank Ghana Plc
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Banking
- Address
- Starlets' 91 Road, Opp. Accra Sports Stadium, PO Box GP 353, Osu, Accra, Ghana
- Telephone
- +233-302-742-699, +233-302-661-769, 0800-004-400 (Toll free)
ACCESS Industrial Market Competitors
Access Bank Ghana Plc, issuers of the ACCESS stock on the Ghana Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Financials sector and/or Banking industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETI | Ecobank Transnational Incorporated | 20.9B | 0.87 | +181% |
| CAL | CalBank Plc | 746M | 0.69 | +97.1% |
| GCB | GCB Bank Limited | 1.92B | 7.26 | +14% |
| SCB | Standard Chartered Bank Limited | 3.51B | 26.06 | +13.3% |
| EGH | Ecobank Ghana Limited | 2.16B | 6.71 | +3.23% |
| RBGH | Republic Bank Ghana Limited | 562M | 0.66 | |
| SCBPREF | Stanchart Preferential Shares | 15.7M | 0.90 | |
| CALPREF | CalBank Preference Shares | 13.9M | 0.29 | |
| SIC | SIC Insurance Company Limited | 129M | 0.66 | +144% |
| EGL | Enterprise Group Limited | 441M | 2.58 | +30.3% |