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...
NOTE: Shares of Ascendis Health Ltd have been delisted from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) since close of trading on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Ascendis Health was traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “ASC”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:ASC was ZAE000185005. Ascendis Health Ltd was the 291st most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 582 million, which made about 0.0025% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market at the time of delisting.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 0.92 |
| Day’s High Price | 0.96 |
| Traded Volume | 120,719 |
| Number of Deals | 7 |
| Gross Turnover | 111,063.68 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 0.0870 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 10.57 |
| Dividend Per Share | 0.11 |
| Dividend Yield | 12% |
| Shares Outstanding | 632M |
| Market Capitalization | 582M |
ASC Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -4.17% | -2.13% | +15% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +8.24% | +16.5% | -8% |
The current share price of Ascendis Health Ltd (ASC) is ZAR 0.92. ASC closed its last trading day (Friday, November 28, 2025) at 0.92 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Ascendis Health began the year with a share price of 1.00 ZAR but has since lost 8% off that price valuation.
Ascendis Health has traded a total volume of 46.3 million shares—in 628 deals—valued at ZAR 44.7 million over the past three months (Sep 2 - Nov 28, 2025), with an average of 735,397 traded shares per session. A volume high of 30.2 million was achieved on November 25th 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | 120,719 | 0.92 | ||
| 2025-11-27 | 2,859,770 | 0.92 | -0.02 | -2.13% |
| 2025-11-26 | 52,374 | 0.94 | -0.04 | -4.08% |
| 2025-11-25 | 30,204,689 | 0.98 | +0.01 | +1.03% |
| 2025-11-24 | 2,443,857 | 0.97 | +0.01 | +1.04% |
| 2025-11-21 | 1,536,195 | 0.96 | ||
| 2025-11-20 | 169,694 | 0.96 | -0.01 | -1.03% |
| 2025-11-19 | 176,097 | 0.97 | +0.02 | +2.11% |
| 2025-11-18 | 1,361,371 | 0.95 | ||
| 2025-11-17 | 1,853,581 | 0.95 |
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 eight by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCC | Cilo Cybin Holdings Ltd | 502M | 2.18 | +1.4% |
| XII | Numeral Ltd | 24.9M | 0.02 | |
| APN | Aspen Pharmacare Holdings | 51.1B | 114.50 | -1.96% |
| ACT | AfroCentric Inv Corp Ltd | 1.18B | 1.40 | +5.26% |
| NTCP | Netcare Limited Pref | 643M | 98.99 | +2.93% |
| LHC | Life Healthcare Group Holdings | 16.9B | 11.52 | +1.14% |
| NTC | Netcare Limited | 21.8B | 16.00 | +1.07% |
| PHP | Primary Health Properties | 56.1B | 21.60 | -0.51% |
