ABG - Absa Group Limited
Absa Group Limited is a diversified financial services provider offering integrated set of products and services across personal, business, corporate, and investment banking, as well as credit cards, insurance, and wealth and investment management. Listed on the JSE, the Absa Group is one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups with a presence in 12 countries across Africa. With its long-standing operations in the continental markets and its regional and global expertise, Absa has a strong platform to capture the growth opportunity in Africa.
Absa Group currently has operating banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (Absa Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda, and Zambia. Additionally, the group has banking offices in Namibia and Nigeria, as well as insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. On the ultra-continental stage, Absa Group has presence in London, operating as Absa Securities UK, and also a representative office in New York.
Absa Group Limited is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Absa is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “ABG”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:ABG is ZAE000255915. Absa Group Limited is currently the 20th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 157 billion, which makes about 0.74% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 172.82 |
| Day’s High Price | 175.44 |
| Traded Volume | 4.8M |
| Number of Deals | 11,633 |
| Gross Turnover | 838M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 26.6220 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 6.58 |
| Dividend Per Share | 14.60 |
| Dividend Yield | 8.33% |
| Shares Outstanding | 894M |
| Market Capitalization | 157B |
ABG Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -1.36% | +1.36% | +2.88% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -7.54% | +12.4% | -7.66% |
The current share price of Absa Group Limited (ABG) is ZAR 175.21. ABG closed its last trading day (Wednesday, July 16, 2025) at 175.21 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 0.1% gain over its previous closing price of 175.00 ZAR. Absa began the year with a share price of 189.75 ZAR but has since lost 7.66% off that price valuation, ranking it 312th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Absa Group is the 23rd most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Apr 14 - Jul 16, 2025). ABG has traded a total volume of 185 million shares—in 510,224 deals—valued at ZAR 32 billion over the period, with an average of 2.94 million traded shares per session. A volume high of 6.69 million was achieved on June 27th, and a low of 1.34 million on July 4th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Absa on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-16 | 4,804,520 | 175.21 | +0.21 | +0.12% |
| 2025-07-15 | 2,064,218 | 175.00 | +1.31 | +0.75% |
| 2025-07-14 | 2,464,685 | 173.69 | -0.71 | -0.41% |
| 2025-07-11 | 3,225,249 | 174.40 | -3.14 | -1.77% |
| 2025-07-10 | 3,016,760 | 177.54 | -0.08 | -0.05% |
| 2025-07-09 | 2,353,717 | 177.62 | +0.12 | +0.07% |
| 2025-07-08 | 2,145,637 | 177.50 | -0.20 | -0.11% |
| 2025-07-07 | 1,528,898 | 177.70 | -1.90 | -1.06% |
| 2025-07-04 | 1,343,799 | 179.60 | -0.90 | -0.50% |
| 2025-07-03 | 4,173,994 | 180.50 |
Profile of Absa Group Limited
Absa Group Limited was founded on October 2, 1986 and operates in the Financials sector, specifically, the Banking industry. Absa Group contracts an estimated total number of 40,856 employees.
Factsheet of Absa Group Limited
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Banking
- Address
- 7th Floor, Absa Towers West, 15 Troye Street, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa
- Telephone
- +27-11-350-4000
- ir@absa.africa
- Website
- www.absa.africa
ABG Industrial Market Competitors
Absa Group Limited, issuers of the ABG stock on the Johannesburg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGL | Finbond Group Ltd | 567M | 1.10 | +69.2% |
| INPP | Investec Plc Preference Shares | 417M | 151.50 | +24.2% |
| CPI | Capitec Bank Holdings Limited | 395B | 3,404.73 | +8.63% |
| INPPR | Investec Plc Preference Shares - Rand | 11.7M | 89.01 | +6.34% |
| INL | Investec Limited | 38.8B | 131.51 | +5.17% |
| SBPP | Standard Bank Preference Shares | 5.22B | 98.60 | +4.89% |
| CPIP | Capitec Bank Preference Shares | 49.7M | 107.25 | +4.84% |
| INPR | Investec Ltd Preference Shares | 2.45B | 98.70 | +4.67% |
| INP | Investec Plc | 91.8B | 131.91 | +4.11% |
| SBK | Standard Bank Group Limited | 368B | 223.69 | +0.87% |