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 325th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 343 million, which makes about 0.0018% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
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| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | |
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| Traded Volume | 0 |
| Number of Deals | 0 |
| Gross Turnover | 0.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
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| Earnings Per Share | -2.7970 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | -0.25 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.11 |
| Dividend Yield | 15.7% |
| Shares Outstanding | 489M |
| Market Capitalization | 343M |
ASC Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -7.89% | -16.7% | +2.94% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -30% | +1.45% | -18.6% |
The current share price of Ascendis Health Ltd (ASC) is ZAR 0.70. ASC closed its last trading day (Wednesday, May 25, 2022) at 0.70 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Ascendis Health began the year with a share price of 0.86 ZAR but has since lost 18.6% off that price valuation, ranking it 333rd on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders’ worries are compounded by the fact that ASC has lost 17% of the stock’s value from April 25th to date.
Ascendis Health is the 95th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Feb 21 - May 25, 2022). ASC has traded a total volume of 53.2 million shares—in 2,042 deals—valued at ZAR 39 million over the period, with an average of 845,200 traded shares per session. A volume high of 4.56 million was achieved on May 13th, and a low of 1,842 on May 23rd, 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-25 | 732,632 | 0.70 | ||
| 2022-05-24 | 80,762 | 0.70 | -0.05 | -6.67% |
| 2022-05-23 | 1,842 | 0.75 | -0.03 | -3.85% |
| 2022-05-20 | 9,699 | 0.78 | +0.03 | +4.00% |
| 2022-05-19 | 44,671 | 0.75 | -0.01 | -1.32% |
| 2022-05-18 | 657,687 | 0.76 | +0.06 | +8.57% |
| 2022-05-17 | 1,661,287 | 0.70 | ||
| 2022-05-16 | 193,543 | 0.70 | -0.01 | -1.41% |
| 2022-05-13 | 4,560,732 | 0.71 | +0.06 | +9.23% |
| 2022-05-12 | 1,819,774 | 0.65 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIP | Adcock Ingram Hldgs Ltd | 8.83B | 52.01 | +3.09% |
| GLI | Go Life International Ld | 9M | 0.01 | |
| APN | Aspen Pharmacare Holdings | 69.7B | 154.47 | -31.2% |
| MEI | Mediclinic Int plc | 53.2B | 72.21 | +6.1% |
| NTCP | Netcare Limited Pref | 119B | 83.00 | -2.35% |
| NTC | Netcare Limited | 21.1B | 14.68 | -7.56% |
| ACT | AfroCentric Inv Corp Ltd | 2.57B | 4.45 | -15.4% |
| LHC | Life Healthcare Group Holdings | 27B | 18.40 | -23.4% |
| AVL | Advanced Health Limited | 150M | 0.30 | -37.5% |