ASC - Ascendis Health Ltd
Ascendis Health is a South African-based international health and wellness company marketing leading brands and products.
Ascendis Health Limited is drug manufacturer that produces and distributes health products for the human, animal, and plant markets. Ascendis Health has four segments: Phyto-Vet, Consumer Brands, Pharma-Med, and International. The Phyto-Vet segment supplies health...
Ascendis Health Ltd is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Ascendis Health is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “ASC”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:ASC is ZAE000185005. Ascendis Health Ltd is currently the 316th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 398 million, which makes about 0.0018% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 0.62 |
| Day’s High Price | 0.63 |
| Traded Volume | 74,313 |
| Number of Deals | 4 |
| Gross Turnover | 46,077.25 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | -1.2180 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | -0.52 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.11 |
| Dividend Yield | 17.5% |
| Shares Outstanding | 632M |
| Market Capitalization | 398M |
ASC Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -4.55% | -12.5% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -10% | -20.3% | -3.08% |
The current share price of Ascendis Health Ltd (ASC) is ZAR 0.63. ASC closed its last trading day (Wednesday, February 8, 2023) at 0.63 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 1.6% gain over its previous closing price of 0.62 ZAR. Ascendis Health began the year with a share price of 0.65 ZAR but has since lost 3.08% off that price valuation, ranking it 321st on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Ascendis Health is the 101st most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Nov 8, 2022 - Feb 8, 2023). ASC has traded a total volume of 35.5 million shares—in 1,081 deals—valued at ZAR 22.5 million over the period, with an average of 563,348 traded shares per session. A volume high of 4.77 million was achieved on December 6th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Ascendis Health on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-08 | 74,313 | 0.63 | +0.01 | +1.61% |
| 2023-02-07 | 164,322 | 0.62 | ||
| 2023-02-06 | 140,120 | 0.62 | ||
| 2023-02-03 | 13,841 | 0.62 | +0.01 | +1.64% |
| 2023-02-02 | 1,545,703 | 0.61 | -0.05 | -7.58% |
| 2023-02-01 | 44,783 | 0.66 | +0.05 | +8.20% |
| 2023-01-31 | 186,160 | 0.61 | -0.01 | -1.61% |
| 2023-01-30 | 146,976 | 0.62 | +0.01 | +1.64% |
| 2023-01-27 | 381,986 | 0.61 | ||
| 2023-01-26 | 145,443 | 0.61 |
Profile of Ascendis Health Ltd.
Ascendis Health Ltd. operates in the Health Care sector, specifically, the Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology industry.
Factsheet of Ascendis Health Ltd.
- Sector
- Health Care
- Industry
- Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
- Address
- 31 Georgian Crescent, Bryanston, Johannesburg, 2191
- Telephone
- 011 036-9600
- info@ascendis.co.za
- Website
- www.ascendis.co.za
ASC Industrial Market Competitors
Ascendis Health Ltd., issuers of the ASC stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Health Care sector and/or Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top nine by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APN | Aspen Pharmacare Holdings | 66.1B | 148.11 | +8.64% |
| AIP | Adcock Ingram Hldgs Ltd | 8.84B | 52.06 | +3.09% |
| GLI | Go Life International Ld | 18M | 0.02 | |
| MEI | Mediclinic Int plc | 78.3B | 106.16 | +4.52% |
| NTCP | Netcare Limited Pref | 118B | 82.00 | +2.5% |
| ACT | AfroCentric Inv Corp Ltd | 3.04B | 5.25 | +2.14% |
| LHC | Life Healthcare Group Holdings | 24.8B | 16.89 | +0.06% |
| AVL | Advanced Health Limited | 249M | 0.50 | |
| NTC | Netcare Limited | 19.8B | 13.74 | -5.24% |